Plane asymptotic crack-tip solutions in gradient elasticity

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 25-26, 2009, Pages 4478-4503

  Aravas, N ^a,b   Giannakopoulos, A E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Asymptotic solutions; Fracture mechanics; Gradient elasticity

Indexed keywords

ANTI-SYMMETRIC; ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; CARTESIANS; COMPLETE SOLUTIONS; CRACK LINE; FINITE ELEMENT CALCULATIONS; FINITE STRAIN; GRADIENT ELASTICITY; J INTEGRAL; MODE I CRACK; MODE II; NORMAL STRAIN; PLANE STRAINS; POINT FORCE; POISSON'S RATIO; POLAR COORDINATE; SPECIAL FORMS; STRAIN GRADIENT ELASTICITY; STRESS AND STRAIN;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELASTICITY; ELASTOHYDRODYNAMICS; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; MECHANICS; POISSON RATIO; STRAIN; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

CRACKS;

EID: 70350108468     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.09.009     Document Type: Article

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