A crack growth approach to life prediction of spot-welded lap joints

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1123-1132

  Newman, J A ^a   Dowling, N E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Fatigue; Lap joint; Mixed mode; Spot weld; Stress intensity factors; Stress ratio

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPOT WELDING; STEEL SHEET; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

SPOT-WELDED LAP JOINTS;

WELDS;

EID: 0032290467     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1998.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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