Bibliographical references
===========================



.. _RefNumPara__37196510:


.. _Ref85108327:

1. Barenblattg. I., The mathematical theory of equilibrium cracks in brittle fracture. *Adv. appeal Mech*., 7, pp. 55-129 (1962).



.. _RefNumPara__37211210:


.. _Ref85110968:

2. Charlotte M., Frankfurt G.A., Marigo J. -J. and Truskinovskyl., Revisiting brittle fracture as an energy minimization problem: comparison of Griffith and Barenblatt surface energy models. *Proceedings of the Symposium on "Continuous Damage and Fracture" The data science library, Elsevier, edited by A. Benallal*, Paris, pp. 7-18, (2000).



.. _RefNumPara__33592110:


.. _Ref85108449:

3. Frankfurt G.A. and Marigo J.-J., Revisiting brittle fracture as an energy minimization problem. *J. Mech. Phys. Solids*, 46 (8), pp. 1319-1342 (1998).



.. _RefNumPara__33616410:


.. _Ref85108653:

4. Jirasekm., Comparative study on elements with embedded discontinuities. *Comp. Meth.*Call. Mech. Eng.*, 18 pp. 307-30 (2000).



.. _RefNumPara__31463910:


.. _Ref85108657:

5. Jirasekm., Embedded crack models for concrete fracture. *In R. de Borst, H. N. Mang Bicanic, and G. Meschke, editors, Comp. Mod. of concrete Struct. (EURO -C)*, pp. 291-300 (1998).



.. _RefNumPara__33616710:


.. _Ref85110930:

6. Laverne J. Energetic formulation of rupture by cohesive force models, theoretical considerations and numerical implementations, *Doctoral thesis from the University of Paris XIII*, (November 2004), (November 2004).



.. _RefNumPara__34223311:


.. _Ref85253046:

7. LoRentze. and BaDelp., A new path-following constraint for strain-softening finite element simulations. *Int. Mr. Num. Meth. Eng.* 60 pp. 499-526 (2004).