Analysis of the driving forces for multiple cracks in an infinite nonhomogeneous plate, part II: Numerical solutions

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 501-506

  Shbeeb, N I ^a   Binienda, W K ^a   Kreider, K L ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONHOMOGENEOUS PLATES; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

CRACK PROPAGATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0033149106     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2791075     Document Type: Article

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