The non-uniqueness of the maximum load J-value with a cohesive zone model of an elastic/softening solid

✍ Scribed by E. Smith

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1995
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 389 KB
• Volume: 52
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0013-7944
• DOI: 10.1016/0013-7944(94)00136-6

✦ Synopsis

Theoretical analyses, based on an idealised softening law representation, show the extent to which the maximum load J-value is non-unique for an elastic softening solid having a positive geometry. The non-uniqueness arises as a consequence of the load maximum occurring prior to the attainment of a fully developed softening zone.