Fatigue crack growth simulations based on free front shape development

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 99-109

  Nykanen T J ^a  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Crack tip finite elements; Fatigue crack profiles; Surface elliptical type cracks

Indexed keywords

CRACK FRONT SHAPE; CRACK-TIP ELEMENTS; ELLIPTICAL CRACKS; EVOLUTION MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FATIGUE CRACK PROFILES; FATIGUE CRACKS; FILLET WELDS; FINITE ELEMENT; FRONT SHAPES; NON-LOAD BEARINGS; PARIS LAW; PLANAR CRACKS; PLATE THICKNESS; STRESS SYSTEM; T JOINTS;

ASPECT RATIO; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICS;

CRACKS;

EID: 0029732746     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.1996.tb00935.x     Document Type: Article

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