Continuum damage mechanics is a quickly developing branch of solid mechanics. Thermo-dynamical bases for it consists in an appropriate coupling between the constitutive equations for the basic material, evolution equations for micrcracks and microvoids growth and accumulation, and heat flux in partly damaged solids. The book provides, in a systematic and concise way, a broad spectrum of existing and current constitutive models for isotropic or anisotropic continuum damage evolution in solids, as well as the constitutive equations for inelastic time-dependent solids in the presence of damage. Particular attention is paid to creep- and creep-like damage in high temparature structural members subject to mechanical and thermal loadings. The effective numerical procedures and computer methods are adopted and developed for classical and non-classical creep damage accumulation, when microcrack orientation change with time, resulting in non-stationary mechanical and thermal fields.

Klappentext

An extensive and comprehensive survey of one- and three-dimensional damage models for elastic and inelastic solids. The book not only provides a rich current source of knowledge, but also describes examples of practical applications, numerical procedures, and computer codes. The style throughout is systematic, clear, and concise, and supported by illustrative diagrams. The state of the art is given by some 200 references.

Inhalt

Continuum Damage Mechanics basic concepts; Effect of isotropic damage evolution on (visco)plasticity; Three-dimensional anisotropic damage representation; Three-dimensional anisotropic damage accumulation; Coupled thermo-damage and damage-fracture fields; Creep damage and failure of simple structures; Axisymmetric heat transfer problems in damaged cylinders and disks; Creep-damage and failure of axisymmetric disks with shear effect included; Creep damage and failure analysis of thin axisymmetric plates; Two-dimensional coupled anisotropic creep-brittle damage and elastic-brittle failure problems; Formulation of optimal design under creep-damage conditions; Optimal design of axisymmetric disks; Optimal design of thin axisymmetric plates