When does a notch behave like a crack?

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 220, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-43

  Dini, D ^a   Hills, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack tip intensity factor; Edge crack; Edge notch; Notch blunting; Notch intensity factor

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CRACKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACK TIP INTENSITY FACTOR; EDGE CRACK; EDGE NOTCH; NOTCH BLUNTING; NOTCH INTENSITY FACTOR;

INDENTATION;

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CRACKS; INDENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 33644755472     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734606286464     Document Type: Article

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