Analytical solutions for stress intensity factor, t-stress and weight function for the edge-cracked half-space

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-195

  Fett, Theo ^a,b   Rizzi, Gabriele ^a   Bahr, Hans Achim ^c   Bahr, Ute ^c   Pham, Van Bac ^c   Balke, Herbert ^c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Edge cracked half space; Stress intensity factor; T stress

Indexed keywords

ITERATIVE METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRESS MEASUREMENT; STRESSES;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; EDGE-CRACKED HALF SPACE; T-STRESS;

CRACKS;

EID: 36849082616     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-007-9152-8     Document Type: Article

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