Abstract
A phenomenological continuum model based on the phase-field methodology for mode III dynamic fracture was introduced. A scalar field was coupled to the displacement field, which consistently included microscopic elasticity and rotationally invariant short-scale description of breaking. A two-dimensional simulation that yielded steady-state crack motion in a strip geometry was also reported.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 045501 |
Pages (from-to) | 455011-455014 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 87 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 23 Jul 2001 |