Shear crack propagation along weak planes in solids: A finite deformation analysis incorporating the linear harmonic potential

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-14

  Chen, B ^a   Huang, Y ^a   Gao, H ^b   Wu, P D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^c ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crack opening; Dynamic crack propagation; Harmonic potential; Shear cracks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR WAVES;

LINEAR HARMONIC POTENTIAL;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0344413790     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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