Effect of specimen size and notch geometry on equivalent initial flaw size distribution

37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structure, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 385-397

  Yang, J N ^a   Manning, S D ^b   Rudd, J L ^c   Bader, R M ^d  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^b Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Xenia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; ALUMINUM; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFECTS; GEOMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLATE METAL; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESSES;

CRACK GROWTH DATA; CRITICAL LOCATION; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION; EQUIVALENT INITIAL FLAW SIZE; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATERIAL QUALITY; NOTCHED SPECIMENS; STATISTICAL SIZE EFFECT;

CRACKS; PROBABILITY;

ALUMINUM PLATE; BACK EXTRAPOLATING; EQUIVALENT INITIAL FLAW SIZE DISTRIBUTION; FLAW TYPE; MATERIAL QUALITY; NOTCH GEOMETRY; SPECIMEN SIZE; STATISTICAL SIZE EFFECT;

EID: 0029712935     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-1359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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