Stress intensity factors for ring-shaped crack surrounded by spherical inclusions

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-155

  Xiao, Z M ^a   Guo, J Y ^a   Yi, S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Composite material; Inhomogeneity; Interaction; Ring shaped crack; Stress intensity factor; Three phase model

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

RING SHAPED CRACKS; SPHERICAL INCLUSIONS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033189009     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(99)00035-X     Document Type: Article

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