Prediction of crack-opening stress levels for service loading spectra

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1411, 2002, Pages 205-219

  Khalil, M ^a   DuQuesnay, D ^b   Topper, T H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crack opening stress; Effective strain intensity factor; Service spectrum; Steady state crack opening stress

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRAIN; STRESSES; YIELD STRESS;

CRACK OPENING STRESS; EFFECTIVE STRAIN INTENSITY FACTOR; SERVICE SPECTRUM; STEADY STATE CRACK OPENING STRESS;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0011754119     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp10612s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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