The Self-Similar Crack Expansion (SSCE) method is proposed to evaluate stress intensi-ty factors at crack tips, whereby stress intensity factors of a crack can
It is pointed out that to numerically estimate the effective properties and local fields ofmatrix-inclusion composites,a commonly adopted method is accompanied
The distribution of stress and strain fields in a micro-structural area of a particle reinforcedcomposite is studied by a combination of experimental and numeri
Micromechanics models have been developed for the determination ofthe elastic moduli of microcracked solids based on different approaches andinterpretations,inc