On crack path stability in a layered material

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 545-552

  Gunnars, J ^a   Stahle P ^a   Wang, T C ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACK PATH INSTABILITY; LAYERED MATERIALS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031139199     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660050207     Document Type: Article

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