title: Time dependence of breakdown in a global fiber-bundle model with continuous damage.
abstract: A time-dependent global fiber-bundle model of fracture with continuous damage is formulated in terms of a set of coupled nonlinear differential equations. A first integral of this set is analytically obtained. The time evolution of the system is studied by applying a discrete probabilistic method. Several results are discussed emphasizing their differences with the standard time-dependent model. The results obtained show that with this simple model a variety of experimental observations can be qualitatively reproduced.
authors: Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
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authors: Moral
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authors: Moreno
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authors: Gómez
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