Exploring recent developments in continuum mechanics, this book presents the general
framework for configurational forces and covers a range of applications in engineering and …

Configurational mechanics offers a framework for quantifying the tendency of defects to alter
the material configuration. When applied to fracture mechanics, configurational forces can …

The idea of using material forces also termed configurational forces in a computational
setting is presented. The theory of material forces is briefly recast in the terms of a non-linear …

The theory of configurational forces is briefly recast, together with the underlying balance
laws. It is shown, that in the case of a homogeneous body without body forces the additional …

Soft dielectric elastomers respond to electric stimuli by undergoing large deformations and
changes in their material properties. The actuation with deformable electrodes attached to …

The concern of this work is a novel algorithmic treatment of hyperelastostatic fracture
mechanics problems consistent to the notion of material forces within the geometrically …

This paper discusses the role of the material or rather configurational force approach in
elastic–plastic materials with a pre-cracked configuration and gives an overview of some …

From an engineering point of view, prediction of fatigue crack nucleation in automotive
rubber parts is an essential prerequisite for the design of new components. We have derived …

Fracture of rubber‐like materials is still an open problem. Indeed, it deals with modelling
issues (crack growth law, bulk behaviour) and computational issues (robust crack growth in …

This paper studies propagation criteria in three-dimensional fracture mechanics within the
extended finite element framework (XFEM). The crack in this paper is described by a hybrid …