Analysis of intersonic crack growth in unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1893-1916

  Huang, Y ^a   Wang, W ^b   Liu, C ^c   Rosakis, A J ^d  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE; GRAPHITE; SHEAR WAVES;

CRACK TIP VELOCITY; ELASTIC ASYMPTOTIC FIELD; INTERSONIC CRACK GROWTH; SHEAR WAVE SPEED; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0032689461     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(98)00124-0     Document Type: Article

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