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Some problems in the modeling and analysis of quasi-static evolution in brittle fracture

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Seminari di Analisi Matematica
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Dipartimento di Matematica Guido Castelnuovo, Sapienza Università di Roma

Speaker

Chris LARSEN WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Based on Griffith’s criterion for crack growth, a method was proposed for determining crack paths by taking continuous-time limits of discrete-time variational problems. This has been successfully carried out, but an important difference remains between these solutions and Griffith’s model. I will explain the method and the main issues in its implementation, and then describe the remaining gap and some efforts to remove it.