TY - JOUR AU - Oleaga Apadula, Gerardo Enrique PY - 2004 DO - 10.1007/s10659-005-0297-2 SN - 0374-3535 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49650 T2 - Journal of Elasticity AB - A method for finding the path of a quasi-static crack growing in a brittle body is presented. The propagation process is modelled by a sequence of discrete steps optimizing the elastic energy released. An explicit relationship between the optimal... LA - eng M2 - 163 PB - Springer KW - Crack propagation KW - Discrete model KW - Singular fields KW - Linear elasticity TI - On the Path of a Quasi-static Crack in Mode III TY - journal article VL - 76 ER -