Analysis of a new specimen for mixed mode fracture tests on brittle materials

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1563-1573

  Ayatollahi, M R ^a   Aliha, M R M ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Finite element analysis; Mixed mode loading; Test specimen

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE MATERIALS; CRACK LENGTH; CRACK ORIENTATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TEST; IN-BETWEEN; MIXED MODE FRACTURE; MIXED MODE LOADING; MODE II; MODE II STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; NEW SPECIMEN; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PLEXIGLAS; SQUARE PLATES; TEST SPECIMEN;

BRITTLENESS; CRACK TIPS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; TESTING;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 67349246303     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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