Near-threshold fatigue: A review

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Lawson, L ^a   Chen, E Y ^b   Meshii, M ^c  

^a Gen Elec Corp R and D ^*  (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Effective stress intensity; Fatigue crack propagation; Fatigue limit; Fatigue threshold; Load ratio

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CYCLIC LOADS; ELASTIC MODULI; FITS AND TOLERANCES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACK CLOSURE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE LIMIT; FATIGUE MECHANISM; FATIGUE THRESHOLD; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURAL STRESS; STRESS RATIO;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0033228342     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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