Abstract: In the past a number of different linearized mathematical formulations of the infinitesimal incremental deformations of continuous bodies under initial stress have been proposed. The best-known ...

Abstract: It is shown that there exist approximations of the Hencky (logarithmic) finite strain tensor of various degrees of accuracy, having the following characteristics: (1) The tensors are close enough ...

Abstract: Continuing the analysis of fracture size effect in Part I, which was focused on the maximum force in vertical penetration of ice, Part II tackles the problem maximum force that can be applied ...

Abstract: Based on the premise that large-scale failure of sea ice is governed by fracture mechanics, recently validated by Dempsey’s in situ tests of fracture specimens of a record-breaking size, this ...

Abstract: Although mechanics is the oldest field of science, it is still advancing rapidly, driven, in all areas of technology, by the need:to develop fundamental understanding of material and system ...

Abstract: Because the observed size effect follows neither the strength theory nor the linear elastic fracture mechanics, the delamination fracture of laminate-foam sandwiches under uniform bending moment ...

Abstract: Approximating the hereditary integrals by finite sums, a creep problem may be reduced to a succession of elasticity problems with initial strains. It is shown how the well-known general ...

Abstract: The paper represents an extended text of a lecture presenting a review of recent results on scaling of failure in structures made of quasibrittle materials, characterized by a large fracture ...