An asymptotic matching approach to shallow-notched structural elements

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 348-358

  Cornetti, Pietro ^a   Taylor, David ^b   Carpinteri, Alberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asymptotic matching; Brittleness number; Finite fracture mechanics; Multiscale analysis; Shallow notches; V notches

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC MATCHING; FINITE FRACTURE MECHANICS; MULTI SCALE ANALYSIS; SHALLOW NOTCH; V-NOTCHES;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; BRITTLENESS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PLASTICITY; POLYSTYRENES; WELDS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 73449120361     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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