Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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839813 | Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications | 2014 | 18 Pages |
Abstract
We present a variational model for the quasi-static crack growth in hydraulic fracture in the framework of the energy formulation of rate-independent processes. The cracks are assumed to lie on a prescribed plane and to satisfy a very weak regularity assumption.
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Authors
Stefano Almi, Gianni Dal Maso, Rodica Toader,