Crack propagation analysis of welded thin-walled joints using boundary element method

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-165

  Mashiri, F R ^a   Zhao, Xiao Ling ^a   Grundy, P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDS;

SQUARE HOLLOW SECTIONS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0034249656     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004660000163     Document Type: Article

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