Approximate methods for analyzing the growth of large cracks in fatigue damaged aircraft sheet material and lap joints

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 23, Issue 2-4, 1996, Pages 101-114

  Deng, Xiangyang ^a   Hutchinson, John W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FUSELAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN HARDENING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AIRCRAFT SHEET MATERIALS; CRACK GROWTH RESISTANCE; DUGDALE MODEL; FUSELAGE LAP JOINTS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

AIRCRAFT; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE; MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL;

EID: 0030295313     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-874x(96)80002-3     Document Type: Article

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