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Incremental Variational Principles in Damage Mechanics
Author(s) -
SchmidtBaldassari Martin,
Hackl Klaus
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200310093
Subject(s) - connection (principal bundle) , damage mechanics , finite element method , relaxation (psychology) , computer science , mathematics , statistical physics , physics , structural engineering , engineering , geometry , psychology , social psychology
We propose a new kind of damage formulation which leads, in connection with relaxation techniques known in literature, to a well posed problem suitable for finite element calculations. The model is rate‐dependent and allows a consistent treatment of micro‐structures and localization phenomena.