On the Sensitivity of J Estimation to Materials' Stress-Strain Curves in Fracture Toughness Testing Using the Finite Element Method

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 18-30

  Kim, Yun Jae ^a   Schwalbe, Karl Heinz ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; J integral; Test standards; Toughness testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002877821     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte12387j     Document Type: Article

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