Fracture mechanics and fatigue: A historical perspective

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 535-540

  Paris, P C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; Life prediction; Load interaction; Statistical effects

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DURABILITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

FATIGUE CRACKS; STATISTICAL EFFECTS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032064368     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1998.00054.x     Document Type: Review

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2. N. E. Frost and D. S. Dugdale (1958) The propagation of fatigue cracks in sheet specimens. J. Mech. Phys. Solids 6, 92-110.
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5. P. C. Paris, M. P. Gomez and W. E. Anderson (1961) A rational analytic theory of fatigue. The Trend in Engineering at the University of Washington, 13, 1, 9-14.
6. W. Elber (1971) The significance of crack closure. In: Damage Tolerance in Aircraft Structures, ASTM-STP 486, 230-242.
7. P. C. Paris and D. O. Harris (1970) An engineering evaluation of the status of utilization of beryllium from the viewpoint of fracture mechanics. In: Proceedings of the Beryllium Conference: A Report of the National Materials Advisory Board, Vol. 1, NMAB-272, NAS, Washington, D.C. 537-568.
8. P. C. Paris (1970) Testing for very slow growth of fatigue cracks. Closed Loop Magazine (MTS Systems Corp.) 2(5).
9. R. O. Ritchie (1982) Environmental effects on near threshold fatigue crack propagation. In: Fatigue Thresholds, EMAS, Vol. 1.
10. S. Suresh and R. Ritchie (1984) Propagation of short fatigue cracks. Int. Metals Rev. 29, 445-476.
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12. R. A. Schmidt and P. C. Paris (1973) Threshold for fatigue crack propagation and the effects of load ratio and frequency. ASTM-STP 536.
13. P. C. Paris and L. Hermann (1982) Fatigue Thresholds, EMAS.
14. J. Gebman and P. C. Paris (1978) Probability that a damaged element will not cause structural failure: basic method and example. The Rand Corp., R-2238-RC.