The formation and propagation of mode I branch cracks in mixed mode fatigue failure

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 213-231

  Tong, J ^a,b   Yates, J R ^a   Brown, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LOADS (FORCES);

ASYMMETRICAL FOUR POINT BEND ARRANGEMENT; BRANCH ANGLE; FATIGUE THRESHOLDS; PATH AND BRANCH CRACK GROWTH RATE; STEEL BS4360 50D;

STEEL;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE; STEELS;

EID: 0030964805     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(96)00053-7     Document Type: Article

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