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Inserted: 15 oct 2007
Last Updated: 13 nov 2013

Journal: ESAIM Control Optim. Calc. Var.
Volume: 17
Pages: 1--27
Year: 2011

Abstract:

A new approach to irreversible quasistatic fracture growth is given, by means of Young measures. The study concerns a cohesive zone model with prescribed crack path, when the material gives different responses to loading and unloading phases. In the particular situation of constant unloading response, the result contained in 6 is recovered. In this case, the convergence of the discrete time approximations is improved.

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