A numerical study of crack shielding and deflection under extensive plasticity

Experimentally observed crack deflection events in multi-layered material systems, occurring even under pure mode-I loading, are here simulated and explained through elasto-plastic finite element modelling. The crack tip opening displacement is adopted as the crack driving force and estimated along...

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Main Authors: Burke-Veliz, Allan (Author), Reed, Philippa A.S (Author), Syngellakis, Stavros (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2009-06.
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