Discrete and continuum studies of some fundamental issues in brittle fracture mechanics
This thesis addresses four fundamental, yet unresolved, issues in brittle fracture mechanics: (a) the validity of linear elasticity in the crack-tip region, (b) crack growth direction under mixed-mode loading, (c) the nature and impact of cohesive stresses, (d) the effect of crack-face friction on t...
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Imperial College London
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646922 |