Fracture modeling using a microstructural mechanics approach––II. Finite element analysis

In the accompanying paper [C.S. Chang, T.K. Wang, L.J. Sluys, J.G.M. van Mier, J. Eng. Fract. Mech. (this volume)], the theoretical aspects of a stress–strain model are described based on a microstructural approach. A finite element formulation was presented that incorporates the developed stress–strain relationship. In this paper the results of finite element analyses are described. The paper is focused on two main issues: the difference...