Crack impinging on a curved weak interface: Penetration or deflection?
M.T. Aranda, I.G. García, A. Quintanas-Corominas, J. Reinoso
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceToughnessFracture mechanicsStiffnessUltimate tensile strengthCrack growth resistance curveDimensionless quantityFracture toughnessCrack tip opening displacementDeflection (physics)Finite element methodComposite materialMechanicsStructural engineeringCrack closurePhysicsClassical mechanicsEngineeringNumerical methods in engineeringFatigue and fracture mechanicsUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation