Evolution of the shape of the fronts of a pair of semi-infinite cracks during their coplanar coalescence

ZAMM Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik

Volumn 90, Issue 10-11, 2010, Pages 821-836

  Legrand, L ^a,b   Leblond, J B ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT JEAN LE ROND D ALEMBERT   (France)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Coalescence; Deformation of the fronts; Fatigue; Semi infinite cracks; Subcritical crack growth.

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349252970     PISSN: 00442267     EISSN: 15214001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zamm.200900406     Document Type: Article

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