Boundary element analysis of orthotropic delamination specimens with interface cracks

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 601-615

  Ang, H E ^a   Torrance, J E ^b   Tan, C L ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TESTING; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); STRAIN RATE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

BILAYER DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM SPECIMENS; CRACK LENGTH; END LOADED SPLIT SPECIMENS; ORTHOTROPIC DELAMINATION; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0030190369     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-7944(95)00228-6     Document Type: Article

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