A probabilistic model for cleavage fracture with a length scale-influence of material parameters and constraint

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-118

  Kroon, Martin ^a   Faleskog, Jonas ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cleavage fracture; Failure probability; Material length; Threshold toughness

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STEEL;

CLEAVAGE FRACTURE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 0036876705     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022864513654     Document Type: Article

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