Extreme value probabilistic theory for mixed-mode brittle fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 121-132

  Nicholson, David W ^a   Ni, Peizhong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b United Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial load; Brittle materials; Cracks; Fracture; Mixed mode; Probabilistic fracture; Reliability

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; BRITTLENESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELIABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EXTREME VALUE PROBABILISTIC METHODS; SIH'S MIXED MODE FRACTURE MODEL;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0031220396     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7944(97)00068-4     Document Type: Article

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