Modeling Crack Propagation in Polycrystalline Microstructure Using Variational Multiscale Method

Figure 10

Results from a three-point bending test using the multiscale model with failure constrained to the intergranular mode. (a) Force displacement curve showing elastic versus elastoplastic material behavior. (b, c) contours for elastic and elastoplastic response.

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