Prediction of energy release rate due to the growth of an interface crack by variational analysis

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 351-360

  Wu, W ^a   Verpoest, I ^a   Varna, Janis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B. Fracture toughness; B. Friction; B. Interface; C. Crack; C. Residual stress

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMAL STRESS; TRACTION (FRICTION); VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

CRACKING; ENERGY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; INTERFACING; STRESS;

EID: 0034042211     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00130-X     Document Type: Article

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