Evaluation of crack tip fields and stress intensity factors in functionally graded elastic materials: Cracks parallel to elastic gradient

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-112

  Rousseau, C E ^a   Tippur, H V ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack tip fields; Finite element analysis; Functionally graded material; Glass filled epoxy composite; Nonhomogeneity; Optical interferometry; Stress intensity factors

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; INTERFEROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; VOLUME FRACTION;

CRACK TIP FIELDS;

CRACK INITIATION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0036505188     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014889628080     Document Type: Article

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