Effects of characteristic material lengths on mode III crack propagation in couple stress elastic-plastic materials

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1439-1456

  Radi, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Couple stress plasticity; Crack propagation; Elastic plastic material; Strain gradient

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CRACK PROPAGATION; GRADIENT METHODS; PLASTICITY; STRAIN HARDENING;

ASYMPTOTIC FIELDS; COUPLE STRESS PLASTICITY; DUCTILE MATERIALS; ELASTIC PLASTIC MATERIALS; STRAIN GRADIENT;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 34247473069     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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