Mode I crack growth resistance of metallic foams

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 231-259

  Chen, C ^a   Fleck, N A ^a   Lu, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BRITTLENESS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METALS; PLASTICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRESS; YIELD STRESS;

CRACK TIP PLASTICITY; METALLIC FOAMS; PLASTIC COMPRESSIBILITY;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0035254706     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(00)00039-9     Document Type: Article

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