Fracture instability of reinforced panel with cracks emanating from hole

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-31

  Zacharopoulos, D A ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cracked panel; Failure; Hole with cracks; Instability; Reinforced panel; SED

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FRACTURE INSTABILITY; REINFORCED PANELS; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY THEORY (SED);

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0032047003     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(98)00012-3     Document Type: Article

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