Effect of crack-tip point loads on fracture

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2283-2296

  Wu, Chien H ^a   Wang, Ming L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION;

CONFIGURATIONAL EQUILIBRIUM; CRACK-TIP POINT LOADS;

CANTILEVER BEAMS;

EID: 0034325746     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(00)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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