Automated real-time measurements of fatigue crack length and crack opening load using unloading elastic compliance method

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 169-176

  Oh, Chung Seog ^a   Earmme, Youn Young ^a   Song, Ji Ho ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Automated measurement system; Crack closure; Crack growth; Fatigue; Real time measurement; Unloading elastic compliance method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STEPPING MOTORS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

UNLOADING ELASTIC COMPLIANCE METHOD;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031074513     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(96)00022-9     Document Type: Article

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