@incollection{eprints1924, title = {Influence of interface bonding strength on brittle crack propagation in bi-material structural components}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Fracture (ECF)}, year = {2004}, publisher = {ECF}, note = {15th European Conference on Fracture (ECF), Stockholm, Sweden, August 11-13,2004 - On CD-ROM}, author = {Alberto Carpinteri and Marco Paggi}, url = {http://eprints.imtlucca.it/1924/}, abstract = {The influence of the interface bonding strength on brittle crack propagation in bi-material structures is investigated. In this study a crack is set at the vertex of the interface between two joined dissimilar materials. Competition between several possible crack trajectories is endeavoured, paying special attention to the effect of thermo-elastic and residual stresses on crack propagation.} }