Prediction of residual strength and curvilinear crack growth in aircraft fuselages

AIAA Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1644-1652

  Chen, Chuin Shan ^a   Wawrzynek, Paul A ^b   Ingraffea, Anthony R ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

RESIDUAL STRENGTH;

FUSELAGES;

EID: 0036684788     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1836     Document Type: Article

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