Elastic-plastic crack growth simulation and residual strength prediction of thin plates with single and multiple cracks

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1332, 1999, Pages 97-113

  Chen, Chuin Shan ^a   Wawrzynek, Paul A ^a   Ingraffea, Anthony R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CRACK TIP OPENING ANGLE; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PLASTIC ZONE; RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032632438     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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