Analysis of fatigue crack closure during simulated threshold testing

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1372, 2000, Pages 209-226

  McClung, R Craig ^a  

^a Materials Integrity Section   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACK CLOSURE; FATIGUE THRESHOLD;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0033896766     PISSN: 10403094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp13435s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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