Crack-tip stress fields in functionally graded materials with linearly varying properties

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-170

  Jain, N ^a   Rousseau, C E ^a   Shukla, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CONTOURS;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 5144235346     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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