A biaxial test specimen for crack arrest studies

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 277-283

  Kosai, M ^a   Shimamoto, A ^b   Yu, C T ^c   Kobayashi, A S ^c   Tan, P ^d  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b SAITAMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BIAXIAL TEST SPECIMEN; CRACK ARREST STUDIES; CRACK KINKING; CRACK PATHS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030241414     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02318019     Document Type: Article

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