On integral equation approaches to the mechanics of fibre-crack interaction

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-294

  Selvadurai, A P S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Composite material; Fibre Crack interaction; Fractured fibre; Fragmentation tests; Integral equations; Stress intensity factors

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRAIN RATE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATION FORMULATION; FIBER CRACK INTERACTION; PENNY SHAPED CRACK; UNIFORM STRAIN FIELD;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0030157087     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-7997(96)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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