Crack-growth analysis code for assessing fatigue life of 2219 T851 aluminium specimens under aircraft structure service spectra

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Pantelakis, Sp G ^a   Kermanidis, Al Th ^a   Daglaras, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; YIELD STRESS;

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE SERVICE SPECTRA; ALUMINUM 2219 T851; STRIP PLASTIC ZONE APPROXIMATION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 0031248560     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(97)00026-8     Document Type: Article

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