Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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774452 | European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
A configurational force approach is developed for providing a fresh look onto classical aspects of thermomechanical fracture. The theoretical framework is based on the finite deformation and makes no restrictions on the material response. The integral form of configurational force balance at the crack tip is constructed, and the concentrated configurational body force is decomposed into the inertial and internal parts. The energy release rate is evaluated through the generalized second law of thermodynamics applicable to configurational force system. The theoretical investigation shows that the negative of the projection of the internal configurational force concentrated at the crack tip along the direction of crack propagation plays the role of the energy release rate and acts directly in response to crack propagation. This finding enables us to deal with the thermomechanical fracture problems in material space.
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Authors
Qilin He, Linzhi Wu, Hongjun Yu,