Oct 8, 2006 #1 asdf1 Messages 734 Reaction score 0 Why is plastic flow promoted by large algebraic differences in the principal stress components, whereas fracture is promoted by a large algebraic sum of these stresses?
Why is plastic flow promoted by large algebraic differences in the principal stress components, whereas fracture is promoted by a large algebraic sum of these stresses?
Oct 8, 2006 #2 radou Homework Helper Messages 3,148 Reaction score 8 Hm, it would be great to present some examples, i.e. some expressions.