An improved semi-circular bend specimen for investigating mixed mode brittle fracture

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-123

  Ayatollahi, M R ^a   Aliha, M R M ^a   Saghafi, H ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brittle fracture; Finite element analysis; Fracture experiments; Mixed mode loading; PMMA

Indexed keywords

BEND LOADING; BEND SPECIMENS; BRITTLE MATERIALS; CRACK LENGTH; CRACK PARAMETERS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TEST; MAXIMUM TANGENTIAL STRESS CRITERION; MIXED MODE; MIXED MODE FRACTURE; MIXED-MODE LOADING; MODE II; PMMA;

BRITTLENESS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; LOADING;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 78650286691     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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