Limitations in mixed-mode stress intensity factor evaluation by the method of caustics

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-382

  Konsta Gdoutos, M ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADS (FORCES); OPTICAL TESTING; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESSES; TENSILE PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRACK TIP; METHOD OF CAUSTICS; MIXED MODE LOADING; PLANE STRESS; STRESS OPTICAL CONSTANTS; UNIAXIAL TENSILE STRESS;

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 0030268895     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-7944(96)00029-X     Document Type: Article

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