Scaling of quasi-brittle fracture: Boundary and size effect

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 128-141

  Duan, Kai ^a   Hu, Xiaozhi ^a   Wittmann, Folker H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QINGDAO TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Boundary effect; Fracture process zone; Fracture toughness; Quasi brittle fracture; Size effect; Strength

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

BOUNDARY EFFECT; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE; QUASI-BRITTLE FRACTURE;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 27744451787     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2005.05.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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