Advances in Applied Mechanics

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-09-27
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science
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Summary

The Advances in Applied Mechanics book series draws together recent significant advances in various topics in applied mechanics. Published since 1948, Advances in Applied Mechanics aims to provide authoritative review articles on topics in the mechanical sciences, primarily of interest to scientists and engineers working in the various branches of mechanics, but also of interest to the many who use the results of investigations in mechanics in various application areas such as aerospace, chemical, civil, environmental, mechanical and nuclear engineering. .Covers all fields of the mechanical sciences .Highlights classical and modern areas of mechanics that are ready for review .Provides comprehensive coverage of the field in question

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vii
List Of Contributorsp. ix
A Probabilistic Damage Model of the Dynamic Fragmentation Process in Brittle Materials
Abstractp. 2
Introductionp. 2
Damage of brittle materials under impact or blast loadingsp. 5
Weibull parameters and basic properties of six reference materialsp. 11
Dynamic fragmentation in brittle materialsp. 18
Modeling of the fragmentation process in brittle materialsp. 23
Summaryp. 63
Acknowledgmentsp. 66
Referencesp. 66
Peridynamic Theory of Solid Mechanics
Introductionp. 74
Balance Lawsp. 83
Peridynamic States: Notation and Propertiesp. 97
Constitutive Modelingp. 100
Linear Theoryp. ll6
Relation to Other Theoriesp. 127
Discrete Particles as Peridynamic Bodiesp. 135
Damage and Fracturep. 150
Discussionp. 162
Acknowledgmentsp. 164
Referencesp. 164
Ductile Fracture by Void Growth to Coalescence
Introductionp. 170
Experimental Factsp. 172
Computational Cell Modelsp. 188
Void Nucleation and Damage Initiationp. 205
Fundamentals for Porous Ductile Solidsp. 211
Void Growth Modelsp. 221
Void-Coalescence Modelsp. 248
Top-Down Approach to Ductile Fracturep. 267
Crack Initiation and Growthp. 274
Discussionp. 289
Acknowledgmentsp. 294
GLD Criterion Parametersp. 294
Finite Element Formulationp. 295
Referencesp. 297
Subject Indexp. 307
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