The effects of material strength mismatching on constraint at the limit load of welded three-point bend specimens

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-142

  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

Crack tip constraint; Crack tip stress fields; Finite element analysis; Limit loads; Material mismatching; Modified boundary layer solution; T stress; Three point bend specimens; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; LOAD LIMITS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELDS;

CRACK TIP CONSTRAINT; CRACK TIP OPENING DISPLACEMENT (CTOD); STRENGTH MISMATCHING; THREE-POINT-BEND TEST;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032306345     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007480827982     Document Type: Article

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