When multiple cracks approach one another, the stress intensity factor changes due to the interaction of the stress field. This causes variation in the crack growth rate and shape of cracks. In particular, when cracks are parallel to the loading direction, their shape becomes non-planar due to the m
Growth predictions of two interacting cracks
โ Scribed by E.E. Gdoutos
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 291 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-8442
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