Calibration of Weibull stress parameters using fracture toughness data

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 175-200

  Gao, X ^a   Ruggieri, C ^b   Dodds Jr , R H ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calibration; Cleavage fracture; Failure probability; Nonuniqueness; Threshold; Weibull stress

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STEEL; STRESS ANALYSIS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CLEAVAGE FRACTURE; SMALL-SCALE YIELDING (SSY) CONDITIONS; WEIBULL STRESS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0032688247     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007521530191     Document Type: Article

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