Finite Element Method

Finite Element Approximation of Nonlocal Dynamic Fracture Models

In this work we estimate the convergence rate for time stepping schemes applied to nonlocal dynamic fracture modeling. Here we use the nonlocal formulation given by the bond based peridynamic equation of motion. We begin by establishing the existence …

Finite Element Convergence for State-Based Peridynamic Fracture Models

We establish the a priori convergence rate for finite element approximations of a class of nonlocal nonlinear fracture models. We consider state-based peridynamic models where the force at a material point is due to both the strain between two points …

Finite Differences and Finite Elements in Nonlocal Fracture Modeling: A Priori Convergence Rates

In this chapter we present a rigorous convergence analysis of finite difference and finite element approximation of nonlinear nonlocal models. In the previous chapter, we considered a differentiable version of the original bond-based model introduced …

Well-Posed Nonlinear Nonlocal Fracture Models Associated with Double-Well Potentials

In this chapter, we consider a generic class of bond-based nonlocal nonlinear potentials and formulate the evolution over suitable function spaces. The peridynamic potential considered in this work is a differentiable version of the original …