Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics assessment of low constraint aluminium test specimens

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-234

  Henry, B S ^a   Luxmoore, A R ^b   Sumpter, J D G ^c  

^a South East Environmental Business Association

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACK TIP STRESS FIELD; FAILURE CRITERIA;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0030258371     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00039572     Document Type: Article

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