Stability of arrays of multiple edge cracks

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 577-591

  Parker, Anthony P ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concrete; Crack arrays; Crack shedding; Edge cracks; Gun tubes; Mud flats; Permafrost; Rock

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONCRETES; CRACK PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMAFROST; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACK ARRAYS; CRACK SHEDDING; EDGE CRACKS; GUN TUBES; MUD FLATS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033115615     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7944(98)00110-6     Document Type: Article

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