The interpretation of charpy impact test data using hyper-logistic fitting functions

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1270, Issue , 1996, Pages 363-374

  Helm, John L ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Charpy data; Curve fitting; Logistic and hyperlogistic functions

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; CURVE FITTING; FUNCTIONS; IMPACT TESTING; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CHARPY IMPACT TEST DATA; COMPUTER ASSISTED CURVE FITTING; HYPER LOGISTIC EQUATION; HYPER LOGISTIC FITTING FUNCTIONS; HYPERBOLIC TANGENT; LOGISTIC FUNCTIONS; SEMI EMPIRICAL MODEL;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 0030217374     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16484s     Document Type: Article

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