Shape prediction and stability analysis of Mode-I planar cracks

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1751-1777

  Hwang, C G ^a   Ingraffea, A R ^b  

^a AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack stability; Derivatives of energy release rates; Growth pattern analysis; Shape prediction; Virtual crack extension method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DERIVATIVES; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SYSTEM STABILITY;

STABILITY ANALYSIS;

CRACKS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 1842428982     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(03)00244-3     Document Type: Article

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