Comparison of contemporary FCG life prediction tools

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Harter, James A ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

AFGROW FASTRAN; Crack closure; Crack growth; Life prediction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FLOW;

CLOSURE BASED LOCAL INTERACTION MODELS; CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK GROWTH LIFE PREDICTION MODELS; LOAD INTERACTION MODELS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0033226867     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0142-1123(99)00070-5     Document Type: Review

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