Influence of microcracks on a propagation of macrocracks

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 229-234

  Ducourthial, E ^a   Bouchaud, E ^b   Chaboche, J L ^a  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Interactions; Microcracks; Morphological properties; Propagation rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009690329     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-0256(00)00159-2     Document Type: Article

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