The influence of constraint on crack tip stress fields in strength mismatched welded joints

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 845-872

  Burstow, M C ^a   Howard, I C ^a   Ainsworth, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Nuclear Electric Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. crack tip plasticity; A. fracture; B. elastic plastic material; C. finite elements; Crack tip constraint

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PLASTICITY; STRAIN; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WELDS;

CRACK TIP PLASTICITY; ELASTIC PLASTIC MATERIAL; GEOMETRICAL CONSTRAINT;

STRESSES;

EID: 0032064344     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(97)00098-7     Document Type: Article

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