The fracture mechanics of finite crack extension

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1021-1038

  Taylor, David ^a   Cornetti, Pietro ^b   Pugno, Nicola ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; Notches; Short cracks

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; METALS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTICITY; POLYMERS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CRACK EXTENSION; GRIFFITH ENERGY BALANCE; MATERIAL CONSTANTS; SHORT CRACKS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 12444295536     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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