Numerical analysis of interaction and coalescence of numerous microcracks

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 72, Issue 12 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1841-1865

  Ma, Lin ^a   Wang, Xuyue ^a   Feng, Xi Qiao ^a   Yu, Shou Wen ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brittle material; Coalescence; Crack interaction; Effective elastic moduli; Failure process; Strength; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RANDOM PROCESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

GRIFFITH ENERGY RELEASE; MICROCRACK INTERACTION; ORIENTATION DISTRIBUTIONS; QUASI-BRITTLE SOLIDS;

MICROCRACKS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 18144396891     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.08.009     Document Type: Article

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