Self-similar crack expansion method for three-dimensional cracks under mixed-mode loading conditions

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 557-565

  Xu, Yonglin ^a   Moran, B ^a   Belytschko, T ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; SELF-SIMILAR CRACK EXPANSION METHOD;

CRACKS;

EID: 0032156347     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2789095     Document Type: Article

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