Elastic-plastic analysis of biaxially loaded center-cracked plates

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 36, 1999, Pages 5639-5661

  Betegon, N P ^a   Kolednik, O ^b   Naumenko, V P ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science   (Austria)

^c PISARENKO INSTITUTE OF PROBLEMS OF STRENGTH   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BIAXIAL TENSION;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0039186084     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7683(98)00257-1     Document Type: Article

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