Estimation of stress intensity factors for semi-elliptical surface cracks

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 349-356

  Fett, T ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Stress intensity factor; Surface cracks; Virtual crack extension

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

SURFACE CRACKS; VIRTUAL CRACK EXTENSION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033705278     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(00)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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