Strain Gradient Plasticity-Based Modeling of Damage and Fracture

Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by University of Oviedo, Spain

Is the first book to address the modeling of size effects in metal plasticity

Proposes a general framework for crack tip assessment accounting for the role of geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs) in fracture and damage

Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by University of Oviedo, Spain Is the first book to address the modeling of size effects in metal plasticity Proposes a general framework for crack tip assessment accounting for the role of geometrically necessary dislocations (GNDs) in fracture and damage Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Inhalt
Part.-Introduction.- Numerical framework.- Gradient plasticity formulations.- Numerical implementation.- Part ii.- Results.- Mechanism based crack tip characterization.- On fracture infinite strain gradient plasticity.- The role of energetic and dissipative length parameters.- Hydrogen diffusion towards the fracture process zone.- SGP-Based modelling of heac.- Conclusions.-Bibliography.