Coarse-graining of multiscale crack prop
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Ted Belytschko; Jeong-Hoon Song
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract A method for coarse graining of microcrack growth to the macroscale through the multiscale aggregating discontinuity (MAD) method is further developed. Three new features are: (1) methods for treating nucleating cracks, (2) the linking of the micro unit cell with the macroelement by the