The crack surface anomalous scaling and its connection with the size-scale effects

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-60

  Carpinteri, Alberto ^a   Puzzi, Simone ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anomalous scaling; Fractals; Fracture; Fracture toughness; Quasi brittle materials; Scaling; Size effect; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS SCALING; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES; QUASIBRITTLE MATERIAL; SCALING; SIZE EFFECTS; STATISTICS OF EXTREMES;

ANISOTROPY; BRITTLENESS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FRACTALS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; SCALING LAWS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 77955453992     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-005-2180-3     Document Type: Article

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