Crack tip mechanics based on progressive damage of arrow: Hierarchy of singularities and multiscale segments

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-32

  Sih, G C ^a,b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Continuous; Contraction; Crack tip; Damage of arrow; Direct absorption; Discrete; Efficiency; Energy density; Energy transformation; Expansion; Least work; Macro; Mechanical; Micro; Microstructure degradation; Multiscale; Nano; Non equilibrium; Open system; Segmentation; Self dissipation; Size; Thermodynamics; Time; Volume surface ratio

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS; CONTRACTION; CRACK TIP; DAMAGE OF ARROW; DIRECT-ABSORPTION; DISCRETE; ENERGY DENSITY; ENERGY TRANSFORMATION; LEAST WORK; MECHANICAL; MICRO; MICROSTRUCTURE DEGRADATION; MULTISCALE; NANO; NON-EQUILIBRIUM; SEGMENTATION; SELF-DISSIPATION; SIZE; TIME; VOLUME/SURFACE RATIO;

ABSORPTION; COSMOLOGY; CRACK TIPS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEGRADATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATERIALS; MICROCRACKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MODELS; OPEN SYSTEMS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHRINKAGE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMODYNAMICS; WELDS;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 64049088399     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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