Fatigue shape analysis for corner cracks at fastener holes

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-87

  Lin, X B ^a   Smith, R A ^b  

^a N code International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corner cracks; Fastener hole; Fatigue growth simulation; Stress intensity factor; Three dimensional finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; FASTENERS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE TESTING;

FASTENER HOLES; FATIGUE SHAPE ANALYSIS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE CRACK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR;

EID: 0031925780     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0013-7944(97)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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