Self-similar crack expansion method for two-dimensional cracks under mixed mode loading conditions

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-182

  Xu, Yonglin ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack expansion; Mixed mode loading conditions; Two dimensional cracks

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

MIXED MODE LOADING CONDITIONS; SELF-SIMILAR CRACK EXPANSION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CRACKS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

CRACK; FATIGUE; LOADING; STRESS;

EID: 0007141020     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(97)00123-9     Document Type: Article

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