A Brief Review of Some Local Approaches for the Failure Assessment of Brittle and Quasi-Brittle Materials

Brittle failure of components weakened by cracks and notches is a topic of active and continuous research. It is a key topic for all researchers who face the problem of fracture of materials under different loading conditions and deals with a large number of applications in different engineering fie...

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Main Author: F. Berto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/930679