Crack characterisation of community structured elements for hydrogel fracture simulation

• Main Author: Teo, Yu Jie
• Other Authors: Li Hua
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics; Science::Mathematics::Discrete mathematics::Graph theory; Science::Mathematics::Discrete mathematics::Algorithms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172534
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Soft materials, due to their unique properties, often exhibit nonlinear constitutive mechan- ical behaviours, making them a fascinating subject of study. This research project focuses specifically on exploring nonlinear fracture mechanics within the realm of soft materials. Hydrogels, like polyac...