Crack initiation angles for systems of two interacting cracks in media with rectilinear preferred directions

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 253-261

  Ma, H ^a   Zhao, L G ^a   Chen, Y H ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; GRAPHIC METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLIDS;

CRACK INITIATION ANGLES; DILATATION; INTERACTING CRACK; RECTILINEAR PREFERRED DIRECTION; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY THEORY;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0030087492     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8442(95)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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