The micromechanics of ductile fracture has made enormous progress in recent years. This
approach, which was mostly developed in the context of structural integrity analysis, is …

This is the first of three overviews on failure of metals. Here, brittle and ductile failure under
monotonic loadings are addressed within the context of the local approach to fracture. In this …

Fracture is an extreme limit state in steel structures, often precipitating structural failure or
serious loss of function. Methods to predict fracture in civil structures include traditional …

With its combination of practicality, readability, and rigor that is characteristic of any truly
authoritative reference and text, Fracture Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications quickly …

A model for the axisymmetric growth and coalescence of small internal voids in elastoplastic
solids is proposed and assessed using void cell computations. Two contributions existing in …

Ductile fracture of structural metals occurs mainly by the nucleation, growth and coalescence
of voids. Here an overview of continuum models for this type of failure is given. The most …

Deformation and fracture are investigated at room temperature in steel through tension and
compression tests. Round smooth bars and cylinders are used to characterize the …

A computational approach based on a cell model of material offers real promise as a
predictive tool for nonlinear fracture analysis. A key feature of the computational model is the …

The effects of stress triaxiality and initial porosity on void growth and coalescence are
studied in this paper. The representative material volume (RMV) is modeled by two …

Characterized by high-strain low-cycle conditions, earthquake-induced fractures are quite
different from low-strain high-cycle fatigue fractures that have been extensively studied in …