Crack tunneling and plane-strain delamination in layered solids

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-32

  Suiker, Akke S J ^a   Fleck, Norman A ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bi materials; Failure mechanisms; Fibre reinforced laminates; GLARE; H shape crack

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DELAMINATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MULTILAYERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CRACK TUNNELING; PLANE-STRAIN DELAMINATION; STEADY-STATE TUNNELING;

SOLIDS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 1942455903     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FRAC.0000021064.52949.e2     Document Type: Article

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