Numerical investigation on J-integral testing of heterogeneous fracture toughness testing specimens: Part I - Weld metal cracks

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 683-694

  Kim, Y J ^a,a   Kim, J S ^a   Schwalbe, K H ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; J integral; Strength mismatch; Toughness testing; Weldment

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PLASTICITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; WELDS;

WELD METAL CRACKS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0042655466     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2003.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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