| Abstract: | The problem of crack propagation in the presence of a large number of branching events is considered in the case of a semi-infinite inhomogeneous plate to whose edge an impact load is applied. The theory of random processes is employed. The mean-square distance and the mean-square angular deviation of the cracks from the branching axis are determined; these quantities are convenient for comparison with the experimental data.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 5, pp. 157–164, September–October, 1971.The author thanks Yu. N. Rabotnov for his valuable comments. |
