An investigation of dynamic crack initiation in PMMA

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-239

  Rittel, D ^a   Maigre, H ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Compact compression specimen; Dynamic fracture toughness; H integral; Kolsky bar; Mixed mode fracture; PMMA; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHARACTERIZATION; COMPACTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTEGRATION; LOADS (FORCES); POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

COMPACT COMPRESSION SPECIMEN; DYNAMIC FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FRACTURE GAGE; H INTEGRAL TECHNIQUE; KOLSKY APPARATUS; LINEAR CONVOLUTION EQUATIONS; MIXED MODE FRACTURE;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 0030189267     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6636(96)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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