Equivalent constant amplitude concepts examined under fatigue crack propagation by block loading

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 997-1008

  Ranganathan, N ^a   Desforges, J R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy 2024 T35; Crack closure; Energy dissipation; Equivalent constant amplitude loading; Fatigue crack propagation; Variable amplitude loading

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; LOADS (FORCES);

ALUMINUM ALLOY 2024; BLOCK LOADING; ELBERS' METHOD; EQUIVALENT CONSTANT AMPLITUDE LOADING; PARIS LAW; ROOT MEAN SQUARE METHOD; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOADING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0030206835     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.1996.tb01035.x     Document Type: Article

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