energy release rate+stress intensity factors
I'm having a hard time trying to relate the the forces specified in the figure so that I can obtain the expression for the strain energy release rate.
For the 'L-opening load' P when acting alone, the energy release rate is given by:
G= (12*P2*L2) / (E*B2*h3)
For the '2L/3-opening load' P when acting alone, the energy release rate is given by:
G=(16*P2*L2) / (3*E*B2*h3)