Dynamic optical visualization on the interaction between propagating crack and stationary crack

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-207

  Yao, X F ^a   Xu, W ^a   Arakawa, K ^b   Takahashi, K ^b   Mada, T ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crack interaction; Crack propagation; Dynamic caustics; High speed photography

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; VISUALIZATION;

OPTICAL VISUALIZATION; STATIONARY CRACKS; TENSILE LOADING;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 8344221229     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2004.06.003     Document Type: Article

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