Graphical Modeling and Animation of Brittle Fracture

Inthispaper,weaugmentexistingtechniquesforsimulatingflexibleobjectstoincludemodelsforcrackinitiationandpropagationinthree-dimensionalvolumes.Byanalyzingthestresstensorscomputedoverafiniteelementmodel,thesimulationdetermineswherecracksshouldinitiateandinwhatdirectionstheyshouldpropagate.