CRACK-GROWTH CRITERIA-AND NON-LINEAR FRACTURE MECHANICS

Corporate Authors: Pergamon Press, Incorporated Maxwell House, Fairview Park Elmsford, NY United States 10523
Authors: Broberg, K B
Publication Date: 1971-11

Processes taking place in a certain region near a crack-tip play a dominant part for the initial growth of the crack. This region, called the end-region, is generally very small, and its state at the critical load is a material property. Outside of the end-region, the material can be treated as a continuum. Paper deals with fracture mechanism in this end region.