A comparison of critical distance methods for fracture prediction

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1075-1081

  Taylor, David ^a   Kasiri, Saeid ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical distance; Fatigue; Finite fracture mechanics; Fracture; Orthotropic materials

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CRITICAL DISTANCE; FINITE FRACTURE MECHANICS; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 43849095646     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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