Abstract
The energy release rate G for 2‐D rubbery material problems with non‐conservative crack surface tractions is calculated by a modified version of virtual crack extension method with finite element solutions. The formulation is demonstrated to be ‘patch‐independent’ and therefore a complicated finite element model around the crack tip is not required.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 907-927 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 15 Apr 1992 |