Evaluation of microstructural parameters for micro/macro-line crack damage model

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-201

  Tang, X S ^a   Sih, G C ^b,c  

^a CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Double branch; Failure criteria; Fracture mechanics; Line crack; Local and global; Maximum stress; Microstructure; Minimum energy density; Multiscaling; Physical analytical matching; Single branch; Size and time

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOAD TESTING; MICROCRACKING; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESSES;

MULTIPLE UNSYMMETRIC MICRO-BRANCHINGS; PHYSICAL-ANALYTICAL MATCHING APPROACH;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

ANISOTROPY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOAD TESTING; MICROCRACKING; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESSES;

EID: 33750946730     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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