Damage Mechanics with Finite Elements, w. CD-ROM

1 Damage Mechanics
1.1 Review of Continuum Damage Mechanics
1.2 Decomposition of the Damage Variable in One Dimension
1.3 General Decomposition of the Damage Variable in Three Dimensions
1.4 Damage of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Materials with Micromechanical Characterization
1.4.1 Definitions and Assumptions
1.4.2 Composite Analysis
1.4.3 Damage Analysis
1.4.4 Constitutive Equations
1.4.5 Evolution of Damage
1.4.6 Example - Uniaxial Tension of a Unidirectional Lamina
1.4.7 Example - A Unidirectional Lamina Under Plane Stress
- Exercises

2 Finite Element Damage Analysis of Plate Bending
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Ductile Plastic Damage in Plate Bending Problems
2.2.1 Ductile Plastic Damage of Beams
2.2.2 Ductile Plastic Damage of Plate Bending
2.3 A Damage Node Model for Ductile Plastic Damage of Plate Bending
- Exercises

3 Using DNA
3.1 Installing DNA
3.2 Running DNA
3.3 Installing Ghostscript and GSView
3.4 Viewing the Finite Element Mesh and Contours
3.5 Installing the DNA Windows Interface
3.6 Using the DNA Windows Interface
3.7 Example 1 - Plane Strain Problem in Plasticity
3.8 Example 2 - Elastic Cantilever with Two Elements
3.9 Example 3 - Center-Cracked Plate Under Uniaxial Tension
3.10 Compiling and Building the DNA Executables
- Exercises

4 DNA Commands
4.1 Command Reference
4.2 Library of Finite Elements in DNA

5 The Tensor Library
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Fortran Source Code
- References
- of the Accompanying CD-ROM

From the reviews of the first edition:

"The major goal of the book is to present the implementation of damage models within the finite element method. ... The book and the program offer a playful access to damage mechanics with finite elements for students ... . As the source code is available, individual modifications are possible which may open creative interactions with the program." -- Technische Mechanik, Vol. 22 (3), 2002

"This book presents recent research on damage mechanics with finite elements. ... This textbook for graduates and researchers in civil, mechanical, aerospace engineering and materials science deals with the practical applications of damage mechanics, which have not appeared before in the literature." -- European Journal of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, Vol. 47 (1), 2002