Rate Sensitive Continuum Damage Models and Mesh Dependence in Finite Element Analyses

Figure 2

The considered FE representations of the plate based on different element sizes (1.0, 0.5, 0.3, and 0.1 mm corresponding to (a), (b), (c), and (d)). The meshes (a)–(c) are referred to as “coarse,” “mean,” and “fine,” whereas mesh (d) is referred to “extra fine.”

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