Damage Mechanics With Finite Elements

by Kattan, Peter Issa; Voyiadjis, G. Z.

• ISBN13: 9783540422792
• ISBN10: 354042279X
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book presents recent research on damage mechanics with finite elements. Particular emphasis is laid on programming the finite element method to incorporate applications of damage mechanics. This textbook for graduates and researchers in civil, mechanical, aerospace engineering and materials science deals with the practical applications of damage mechanics, which have not appeared before in the literature. The book contains research on the separation of voids and cracks in continuum damage mechanics. An educational version of a finite element program for damage mechanics is included on a CD-ROM.

Table of Contents

Damage Mechanics	p. 1
Review of Continuum Damage Mechanics	p. 2
Decomposition of the Damage Variable in One Dimension	p. 3
General Decomposition of the Damage Variable in Three Dimensions	p. 7
Damage of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials with Micromechanical Characterization	p. 11
Finite Element Damage Analysis of Plate Bending	p. 37
Introduction	p. 37
Ductile Plastic Damage in Plate Bending Problems	p. 39
A Damage Node Model for Ductile Plastic Damage of Plate Bending	p. 45
Using DNA	p. 53
Installing DNA	p. 55
Running DNA	p. 56
Installing Ghostscript and GSView	p. 58
Viewing the Finite Element Mesh and Contours	p. 58
Installing the DNA Windows Interface	p. 70
Using the DNA Windows Interface	p. 71
Example 1 - Plane Strain Problem in Plasticity	p. 74
Example 2 - Elastic Cantilever with Two Elements	p. 74
Example 3 - Center-Cracked Plate Under Uniaxial Tension	p. 76
Compiling and Building the DNA Executables	p. 76
DNA Commands	p. 83
Command Reference	p. 83
Library of Finite Elements in DNA	p. 96
The Tensor Library	p. 99
Introduction	p. 99
Fortran Source Code	p. 101
References	p. 103
Contents of the Accompanying CD-ROM	p. 109
Subject Index	p. 111
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