Normal Yielding NY and Compression-induced Critical Stress Intensity Factor KIIcrc-Missing Links inan Isotropic ‘Closed’ Macro-Mechanics Building

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Search on basis of Cuntze’s Failure ModeConcept

1  Design Verification and Associated Essential Designations

2  Material Symmetry-based Assumed System of Quantities and Modes

3  Material Symmetry-dedicated Basis of Cuntze’s Failure-Mode-Concept FMC

4  FMC Applications to Brittle Dense Concrete, Porous Material(foam)

5  FMC Application to Normal Yielding, NY (crazing, PMMA)

6  Existence of a critical Stress Intensity FactorunderCompression KIIcrc

7  Conclusions & Outlook

by Prof. Dr. Ralf Cuntze