Damage Mechanics in Engineering Materials

Foreword. Damage Mechanics. Continuum damage mechanics of composites: towards a unified approach (J.L. Chaboche et al.). Space of damage conjugate force and damage potential of elastic-plastic-damage materials (K. Hayakawa, S. Murakami). Kinematics of large elastoplastic damage deformation (G.Z. Voyiadjis, T. Park). Scale and boundary conditions effects in elasticity and damage mechanics of random composites (K. Alzebdeh et al.). The effect of fiber bridging on self-similiar crack growth: a penny-shaped crack evolvement in a unidirectional, fibrous composite (Kai X. Hu et al.). Crack-tip singularity in damaged materials (Y. Liu, S. Murakami). Micromechanics of fatigue crack initiation of single crystal under plane strain (T.H. Lin et al.). The sliding crack model revisited (M. Basista, D. Gross). Damage evolution rule for multiaxial variable loading (Z. Mroz, A. Seweryn). A micromechanical damage model of fiber composites with nonlinear interface: bulk, tension and compression response (Z. Dong, A.J. Levy). Localization and Damage. Dynamic localized fracture in inelastic solids (P. Perzyna). Macromechanical description of micro-shear banding (R.B. Pecherski). Some remarks on gradient and nonlocal damage theories (R. de Borst et al.). Catastrophic slip phenomena in crystalline materials (A. Korbel et al.). Damage in Brittle Materials. A comparative study of isotropic and anisotropic descriptions of damage in concrete structures (S. Fichant et al.). Advanced thermomechanical constitutive models for airfield concrete pavement under high temperatures (J.W. Ju, Y. Zhang). Mechanical behaviour of thin-film coating/substrate systems under nanoindentation (J. Li et al.). On the continuum description of damage in fiber-reinforced composites (D. Boudon-Cussac et al.). A mesocrack damage and friction coupled model for brittle materials (A. Dragon, D. Halm). Anisotropic damage model for the triaxial creet behavior of plain concrete (E. Papa, A. Taliercio). Damage and fracture modeling of 4D CC composites (P. Ladeveze et al.). Damage in Metals and Metal Matrix Composites. Prediction of damaged behavior and failure of a metal matrix composite using a multiscale approach (K. Derrien et al.). Effect of microstructural architecture on flow/damage surfaces for metal matrix composites (C.J. Lissenden, S.M. Arnold). Calibration and validation of an anisotropic elasto-plastic damage model for sheet metal forming (A.M. Habraken et al.). Modeling of oxidation and its effect on the crack growth resistance of titanium alloys (D.C. Lagoudas et al.). A first step toward functionally graded plasticity in porous materials (K. Ding, G.J. Weng). Computational Damage Models. Modeling of delamination using a layerwise element with enhanced strains (C.M. Dakshina Moorthy, J.N. Reddy). A computational damage mechanics approach for laminates: identification and comparison with experimental results (P. Ladeveze et al.). Damage in Polymers and Elastomers. Damaged hyperelastic solid with an induced volume variation. Effect of loading paths (K. Saanouni et al.). A micromechanics approach to predict strength & stiffness of polymer matrix composites (A.G. Caliskan et al.). Author Index.