Three-dimensional cracks with Dugdale-type plastic zones

A general method for the determination of three-dimensional crack-front plastic zones is presented. The crack-model utilised is of the Dugdale-type, that is a plastic zone is assumed to spread in front of the crack, in the plane of the crack. The solution method relies on the eigenstrain approach to...

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Main Authors: Kelly, P, Nowell, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000