Damage mechanics models of ductile crack growth in welded specimens

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 691-708

  Burstow, M C ^a   Howard, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

DAMAGE MECHANICS; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; MATERIAL MISMATCHING;

WELDS;

EID: 0034427698     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2000.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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