Influence of shape and locations of initial 3-D cracks on their growth in uniaxial compression

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 70, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2115-2136

  Dyskin, A V ^a   Sahouryeh, E ^a   Jewell, R J ^a   Joer, H ^a   Ustinov, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crack interaction; Three dimensional cracks; Transparent samples; Uniaxial compression; Wing crack

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FRACTURE TESTING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); RESINS;

TENSILE FRACTURES;

CRACKS;

CEMENT; COMPRESSION; CRACKING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MORTAR; RESIN;

EID: 0041340555     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(02)00240-0     Document Type: Article

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