Influence of anisotropy on a limit load of weld strength overmatched middle cracked tension specimens

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 399-403

  Alexandrov, S ^a,b   Gracio, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS IN MECHANICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Limit load; M(T) specimen; Orthotropic yield criterion

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CRACK INITIATION; KINEMATICS; LOAD TESTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; VELOCITY; YIELD STRESS;

LIMIT LOAD; MIDDLE CRACED TENSION SPECIMENS; ORTHOTROPIC YIELD CRITERION; WELD STRENGTH;

WELDS;

EID: 0037852162     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2003.00596.x     Document Type: Article

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