The energy dissipation rate approach to tearing instability

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-37

  Sumpter, J D G ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ductile fracture; J integral; R curve tests; Stable crack growth; Unstable crack growth

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; TOUGHNESS;

TEARING INSTABILITY;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; METAL;

EID: 0141954935     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(03)00068-7     Document Type: Article

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