Abstract:In this paper, we propose a phase-field model for electro-mechanical fracture in brittle materials and provide an open-source implementation of the proposed model using a newly developed finite element (FE) toolbox, Gridap in Julia. Here, we have considered electric potential as an additional kinematic descriptor along with the displacement and phase-field variable. Using the virtual power principle, we have derived force balances for the electro-mechanical forces and a force balance associated with the damage… Show more
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