Numerical prediction of fatigue crack propagation lifetime in adhesively bonded structures

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 705-709

  Abdel Wahab, M M ^a   Ashcroft, I A ^b   Crocombe, A D ^a   Smith, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive bonding; Fatigue crack growth; Finite element analysis; Lap joints; Lifetime prediction

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BONDING; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE (SERR);

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0036604882     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(01)00173-6     Document Type: Article

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