EVOLUTION OF GRIFFITH’S CONCEPT FROM 1921 TO THE PRESENT

EVOLUTION OF GRIFFITH’S CONCEPT FROM 1921 TO THE PRESENT

Tamás FeketeGrand Ballroom C

The presentation will briefly review the history of the development of fracture mechanics from 1921 to the present, including the evolution of its basic concept. Arguments will be made that Griffith's basic concept, properly implemented in the context of modern non-equilibrium thermodynamics, remains valid.
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Centre for Energy Research, Budapest, Hungary
Thu 10:50 - 11:10
Brittle Fracture: 100 years After Publication of Griffith’s Theory
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