On the failure of cracks under mixed-mode loads

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-223

  Chao, Yuh J ^a   Liu, Shu ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK; FAILURE;

EID: 0031393619     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007499309587     Document Type: Article

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