Interface crack onset at a circular cylindrical inclusion under a remote transverse tension. Application of a coupled stress and energy criterion

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1287-1304

  Mantic V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brittleness number; Composites; Crack nucleation; Finite fracture mechanics; Fracture toughness; Inclusion debond; Interface crack; Scaling; Size effect; Strength

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BRITTLENESS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICS; NUCLEATION; PLASTICITY; SIZE DETERMINATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BRITTLENESS NUMBER; COMPOSITES; CRACK NUCLEATION; FINITE FRACTURE MECHANICS; INCLUSION DEBOND; INTERFACE CRACK; SCALING; SIZE EFFECT; STRENGTH;

CRACKS;

EID: 59349113016     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.10.036     Document Type: Article

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