A criterion study for non-singular stress concentrations with size effect

Strength, Fracture and Complexity

Volumn 3, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 205-215

  Li, J ^a   Zhang, X B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Brittle and quasi brittle materials; Fracture criteria; Non singular stress concentration; PMMA; Size effect

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; TENSILE TESTING;

BRITTLE AND QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS; FRACTURE CRITERIA; NON-SINGULAR STRESS CONCENTRATION; SIZE EFFECT;

STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EID: 33244472592     PISSN: 15672069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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