Weight functions and stress intensity factors for semi-elliptical cracks in T-plate welded joints

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-117

  Wang, X ^a   Lambert, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Stress intensity factors; Surface cracks; Weight functions; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

T PLATE WELDED JOINTS; WEIGHT FUNCTIONS;

WELDS;

EID: 0031672416     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1998.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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