Fracture mechanics expressions for the standard chord-supported arc bend specimen

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-79

  Tarafder, S ^a   Tarafder, M ^a   Ranganath, V R ^a  

^a NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Arc bend specimen; Finite element analysis; Fracture mechanics expressions

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

CHORD SUPPORTED ARC BEND; COMPLIANCE CRACK LENGTH; CRACK MOUTH COMPLIANCE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

ARC BEND SPECIMEN; BEND SPECIMENS; CRACK MOUTH; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSE; FRACTURE MECHANIC EXPRESSION; FRACTURES MECHANICS; GEOMETRIC VARIABLES; LINEAR ELASTIC; STRESS-INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 0030100713     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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