The variational approach to fracture:
Applications and extensions
Blaise Bourdin
Department of Mathematics and Center for Computation & Technology
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Department of Mathematics and Center for Computation & Technology
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
In this second talk, I will focus on extensions and applications of the variational approach to fracture. The goals are twofold: to highlight the versatility of the variational approach, and to perform validation and verification against simple but relevant experiments. I will detail extensions to thermal loads and their applications to the drying of colloidal suspensions, to thermal reservoir stimulation, and to peeling of thin films. I will also present a model for dynamic fracture and discuss some of its properties.