Effect of weld size on fatigue crack growth behaviour of cruciform joints by strain energy density factor approach

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-148

  Balasubramanian, V ^a   Guha, B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE TESTING; STEEL; STRAIN RATE; WELDS;

CRUCIFORM JOINTS; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY FACTOR;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0032674529     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8442(99)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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