A numerical study of the elastic stress field arising from sharp and blunt V-notches in a SENT-specimen

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 329-342

  Strandberg, Morten ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Integral equation; Stress concentration; V notch

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

SHERMAN-LAURICELLA INTEGRAL EQUATION; SINGLE EDGE NOTCHED TENSION (SENT) MATERIAL;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033294177     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018782405569     Document Type: Article

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