A robust algorithm for configurational-force-driven brittle crack propagation with R-adaptive mesh alignment - Miehe, C.; Gürses, E. (International journal for numerical methods in engineering, 2007)
Keywords: Computational techniques; configurational forces; crack simulations; energy minimization; Exact sciences and technology; finite elements; fracture; Fracture mechanics (crack, fatigue, damage...); Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Mathematical methods in physics; Physics; Solid mechanics; Structural and continuum mechanics; Constitutive equation; Discontinuity; Energy release; Brittle fracture; Brittle material; Minimization; Modeling; Adaptive method; Crack propagation; crack simulations; fracture; Staggered arrangement; Finite element method; Thermodynamics; Alignment; configurational forces; Post critical range; Positive definite matrix; Variational calculus; Griffith crack; Crack tip; Mesh generation; finite elements; energy minimization