Analysis of double edge-cracked iosipescu specimens under biaxial loads

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-100

  Bansal, A ^a,b   Kumosa, M ^a,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tosoh SMD Inc   (United States)

^c University of Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRACK TIP STRAIN ENERGY; DOUBLE EDGED-CRACKED IOSIPESCU SPECIMEN;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0031599161     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7944(97)00063-5     Document Type: Article

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