Virtual crack extension method for calculating the second order derivatives of energy release rates for multiply cracked systems

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1468-1487

  Hwang, C G ^a   Ingraffea, A R ^b  

^a Seoul University of Venture and Information   (South Korea)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Probabilistic fracture mechanics analysis; Second order derivative of energy release rates; Universal size effect model; Virtual crack extension method

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PROBABILISTIC FRACTURE ANALYSIS; SECOND ORDER DERIVATIVES; UNIVERSAL SIZE EFFECT MODEL; VIRTUAL CRACK EXTENSION METHOD;

ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

CRACKS; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 33947120749     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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