Dynamic damage and fracture of ductile materials
Alain Molinari (University of Lorraine), Jacques Nicolas (), Sebastien Mercier ()
Eringen Medal Symposium in honor of G. Ravichandran
Wed 9:00 - 10:30
Salomon 001
A challenging problem in solid mechanics is to understand the complex interaction between inertia effects and material properties that is taking place in the failure of ductile metals subjected to high loading rates. In this presentation, we investigate the dynamic signature that characterizes damage by micro-voiding in rapid loading. A multiscale modeling of dynamic damage is proposed to get a new insight in the analysis of dynamic crack growth in fracture mechanics.