Crack propagation in a brittle DCB specimen assessed by means of the Williams’ power expansion

A double cantilever beam geometry has been chosen in order to investigate the importance of the higher-order terms of the Williams’ power expansion for the crack path estimation. The crack propagation has been tested experimentally on a brittle polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) specimen and although th...

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Main Authors: Lucie Malikova, Seyed Mohammad Javad Razavi, Filippo Berto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2019-02-01
Series:Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/2292