Probabilistic mechanics of self-affine cracks in paper sheets

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 455, Issue 1987, 1999, Pages 2565-2575

  Balankin, Alexander S ^a   Hernandez, Luis H ^a   Guillermo Urriolagoitia, C ^a   Orlando Susarrey, H ^a   Gonzalez, Jesus M ^a   Martinez, José ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Crack mechanics; Probability; Roughness; Self affinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000247077     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1999.0417     Document Type: Article

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