Variation of fracture toughness with constraint

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 113-117

  Liu, S ^a   Chao, Y J ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACKS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRACK CURVING; CRITICAL OPENING; HOOP STRESS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

BRITTLE FAILURE; CRACK; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 16544370313     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:frac.0000018230.97560.ae     Document Type: Article

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