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Experimental Determination of Fracture Parameters in Three-Dimensional Problems

Smith, CW
Alumni professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

Pages: 14    Published: Jan 1992

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Abstract

Two established optical methods are described briefly with refinements to allow accurate near-tip measurements for three-dimensional cracked body problems. Several illustrations of their use are presented and compared with numerical results.