Influence of lateral confinement on dynamic damage evolution during uniaxial compressive response of brittle solids

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1089-1105

  Huang, Chengyi ^a   Subhash, Ghatu ^a  

^a 815 RL Smith ME EM Building   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial compression; Dynamic fracture; Failure strength; Microcracks; Strain rate sensitivity

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACKS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRAIN RATE;

BIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

BRITTLENESS;

EID: 0037409461     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(03)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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