Local strain energy to assess the static failure of U-notches in plates under mixed mode loading

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-45

  Gomez F J ^a   Elices, M ^a   Berto, F ^b   Lazzarin, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Mixed mode fracture; Notch stress intensity factor; Strain energy density (SED); U notch

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BRITTLENESS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MIXED MODE LOADING; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY;

STRAIN ENERGY;

EID: 34548239098     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-007-9104-3     Document Type: Article

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