Processes controlling fast fracture of brittle solids

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 24-31

  Ravi Chandar, Krishnaswamy ^a,c,d   Knauss, Wolfgang ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

^d BANGALORE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

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EID: 3042937549     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5992.790584     Document Type: Article

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