Effect of the T-stress in microcrack shielding problems

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-75

  Zhao, LiGuo ^a   Chen, YiHeng ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 0004796001     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2789048     Document Type: Article

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