Browsing by Subject "Damage"
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Constitutive Theories for Polymers Using Non-Classical Continuum Mechanics
This thesis is on the development of a few constitutive theories characterising the thermo-mechanical response of polymers. In proposing the theories, some aspects of non-classical continuum mechanics are used. The first ... -
Virtual Element Methods for Phase Field Fracture: Mesh Transitions, Composite Damage, and Stabilization-Free Formulations
Accurate simulation of crack propagation requires discretization methods that combine geometric flexibility with computational efficiency. Although the finite element method (FEM) and its variants remain the widely used ...