The interaction of two parallel semi-elliptical surface cracks under tension and bending

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 373, Issue , 1998, Pages 185-189

  Moussa, Walied A ^a   Bell, R ^a   Tan, C L ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRACK INTERACTION; SURFACE CRACKS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031632862     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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