Novel beam analysis of end notched flexure specimen for mode-II fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-231

  Wang, Jialai ^a   Qiao, Pizhong ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam theory; End notched flexure specimen; Interface fracture; Mode II fracture; Orthotropic materials

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

END NOTCHED FLEXURES (ENF);

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0142216018     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(03)00096-1     Document Type: Article

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