Dimension reduction of a crack evolution problem in a linearly elastic plate

A two-dimensional model which describes the evolution of a crack in a plate is deduced from a three-dimensional lin- early elastic Griffith's type model. The result is achieved by adopting the framework of energetic solutions for rate-independent processes, to model three-dimensional fracture evolution, in conjunction with a variational dimension reduction procedure.

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