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In this paper, a cohesive zone formulation that is suitable for the thermo-mechanical analysis of heterogeneous solids and structural systems with contacting/interacting components, is presented. Well established traction-opening relations are adopted and combined with micromechanically motivated heat flux-opening relations reflecting the evolving heat transfer through the interfaces. The finite element approach for a coupled analysis within an operator-split solution framework is presented and demonstrated with an example problem.
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Özdemir, I., Brekelmans, W.A.M. & Geers, M.G.D. A Thermo-mechanical cohesive zone model. Comput Mech 46, 735–745 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-010-0507-z
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