Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1988 · 590 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceComputational Materials ScienceMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsStructural MaterialsCreep DeformationDamage MechanicsDuctilityFracture MechanicsFracture PropagationStress-strain BehaviorBrittle DamageBrittle FailureContinuum Damage MechanicsContinuum Damage ModelsCrack InitiationCrack PropagationDuctile DamageDuctile Fracture
Continuum Damage Mechanics (CDM) allows the description of the influence of damage on the stress-strain behavior of materials. In the present part, some practical damage growth equations are reviewed for creep, fatigue, creep-fatigue interaction, ductile damage, and brittle damage. The capabilities of CDM to improve both the crack initiation and crack propagation predictive tools are then discussed. Particular attention is given to the new developments of the “local approaches to fracture.”