An unsymmetric end-notched flexure test for interfacial fracture toughness determination

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-377

  Sundararaman, V ^a   Davidson, B D ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimaterial interfaces; Crack tip element; Energy release rate; Finite element; Fracture mode mixity

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SHEAR DEFORMATION;

ENERGY RELEASE RATE; MODE MIXITY;

FRACTURE TESTING;

EID: 0032083675     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(98)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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