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Maximum Stress Triaxiality Ratio Criterion for Mixed Mode Crack Initiation in Anisotropic Materials

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The maximum stress triaxiality ratio criterion, originally proposed for mixed mode crack initiation in isotropic materials, is adapted for anisotropic materials using an anisotropic yield function.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

    Marwan K. Khraisheh

  2. School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA

    Shafique M.A. Khan

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Khraisheh, M.K., Khan, S.M. Maximum Stress Triaxiality Ratio Criterion for Mixed Mode Crack Initiation in Anisotropic Materials. International Journal of Fracture 104, 11–16 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007632919325

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