Abstract
A general form fracture resistance curve, R-curve, is presented in this paper based upon the energy criterion of crack propagation determined by strain energy release rate. The R-curve is derived, in general, as the envelope of a set of strain energy release rate curves of same size and geometry but with different initial crack lengths.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | L23-L28 |
| Journal | International Journal of Fracture |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jun 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mechanics
- Modeling and Simulation
- Mechanics of Materials