Influence of the spicemen geometry on R-curve behavior and roughening of fracture surfaces

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 23-42

  Morel, Stéphane ^a   Mourot, Guillaume ^a,b   Schmittbuhl, Jean ^c  

^a University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Fractal cracks; Microcracking; Quasibrittle materials; R curve; Roughening; Specimen geometry

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GEOMETRY; MICROCRACKS; MORPHOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

CURVES ESTIMATION;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0345686400     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026221405998     Document Type: Article

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