A strip yield model for two collinear cracks

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 90, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-128

  Chang, Dh ^a   Kotousov, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crack interaction; Distributed dislocation technique; F ppl integral equation; Multiple site damage (MSD); Plastic collapse; Strip yield model; Through the thickness crack

Indexed keywords

CRACK INTERACTION; DISTRIBUTED DISLOCATION TECHNIQUE; MULTIPLE SITE DAMAGE; PLASTIC COLLAPSE; STRIP YIELD MODEL;

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LOADING;

CRACKS;

EID: 84862199459     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.04.031     Document Type: Article

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