Abstract: It is shown that the energy-release rates associated with the translation, rotation, self-similar expansion and distortion of the fracture process region are expressed by the newly introduced ...

Abstract: A computational method using the path (area)-independent Ĵ-integral is developed to analyze viscoelastic problems. Since the displacement field near the crack tip of a viscoelastic solid is ...

Abstract: The fracture of rotating disks that have cracks and/or notches is predicted employing the crack instability criterion based on the J-integral R-curve approach characterizing a material resistance ...

Abstract: The fatigue life estimation of solder joints is one of the most critical requirements in the development of reliable electronic components. In this study, we first examined a constitutive model ...