Intersonic crack propagation along interfaces: experimental observations and analysis

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 218-225

  Kavaturu, M ^a   Shukla, A ^b   Rosakis, A J ^c  

^a GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY   (United States)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRESSES;

CONTACT COEFFICIENT; INTERFACE CRACK; INTERSONIC CRACK PROPAGATION; ISOCHROMATIC FRINGE PATTERN; STRESS FIELD EQUATION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; INTERFACE;

EID: 0032172066     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02325746     Document Type: Article

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