Observing ideal "self-similar" crack growth in experiments

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2748-2755

  Xia, Kaiwen ^a   Chalivendra, Vijaya B ^b   Rosakis, Ares J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Broberg's problem; Dynamic photoelasticity; Self similar crack; Spontaneous dynamic fracture

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOELASTICITY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

BROBERG'S PROBLEM; DYNAMIC PHOTOELASTICITY; SELF-SIMILAR CRACK; SPONTANEOUS DYNAMIC FRACTURE;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMICS; FRACTURE; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOELASTICITY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 33748489744     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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