Unifying principle for evaluating fracture toughness in the elastic and plastic regimes with planar fracture specimens

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1360, 1999, Pages 34-50

  Donoso, J R ^a   Landes, J D ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY;

COMMON FORMAT EQUATION (CFE); UNIFYING LOAD;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 0033346331     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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