Modelling the R-curve effect and its specimen-dependence

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 48, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1767-1777

  Gutkin, R ^a   Laffan, M L ^a   Pinho, S T ^a   Robinson, P ^a   Curtis, P T ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesive law; Failure; Intralaminar; R curve

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE LAWS; COHESIVE ZONES; COMPACT TENSION; CRACK EXTENSION; CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENTS; CT SPECIMENS; DCB SPECIMEN; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FAILURE; FINITE ELEMENTS; INTRALAMINAR; MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP; R-CURVE; R-CURVES;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79953757801     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2011.02.025     Document Type: Article

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