Modeling and prediction of crack arrest in fiber-reinforced composites

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1253, Issue , 1996, Pages 164-181

  Cardona, Diana C ^a   Barney, Craig ^b   Bowen, Paul ^b  

^a ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack arrest determination; Cracks; Fatigue (materials); Fatigue crack propagation; Fiber reinforced composites; Life prediction; Maximum safe stress; Modeling; Monolithic cladding; Titanium; Titanium alloys; Titanium matrix composites

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FIBER REINFORCED METALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL CLADDING; SERVICE LIFE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

CRACK ARREST; LIFE PREDICTION; MAXIMUM SAFE STRESS; MONOLITHIC CLADDING;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030122920     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp18223s     Document Type: Article

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