Concepedia

E. Sommer

ES

Statistics

Publications

8

Citations

462

H-Index

8

Active since

1969

Affiliations

Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials(Current)

Lehigh University

E. Sommer is an author at Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials specializing in fracture mechanics, engineering, and solid mechanics.

Top concepts

EngineeringSolid MechanicsFracture MechanicsMechanics Of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringMechanicsMaterial ScienceStructural MechanicsMechanical BehaviorStructural Engineering

Publications per year

1969–1989

8

Publications

8

Formation of fracture ‘lances’ in glass

E. Sommer · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1969 · 243 citations

Materials Science, Glass-ceramic, Engineering +8

Growth Characteristics of Part-Through Cracks in Thick-Walled Plates and Tubes

E. Sommer, L. Hodulak, H. Kordisch · Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology · 1977 · 45 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Overload Technique +16

The influence of triaxiality on stable crack growth

H. Kordisch, E. Sommer, W. Schmitt · Nuclear Engineering and Design · 1989 · 41 citations

Stable Crack Growth, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +6

An optical method for determining the crack-tip stress intensity factor

E. Sommer · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 1970 · 39 citations

Materials Science, Engineering, Mechanics +10

Application of Fracture Mechanics to Materials and Structures

G. C. Sih, E. Sommer, Winfried Dahl et al. · Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology · 1985 · 36 citations · Full text

Engineering, Structural Crashworthiness, Mechanical Engineering +18

1–5 of 8