Experimental caustics analysis in fracture mechanics of anisotropic materials

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-183

  Semenski, D ^a   Jecic S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Fracture mechanics; Mechanical anisotropy; Method of caustics; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

REFLECTION METHOD OF CAUSTICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032719975     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02323550     Document Type: Article

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