On the determination of the cohesive zone parameters for the modeling of micro-ductile crack growth in thick specimens

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 517-536

  Chen, C R ^a,b   Kolednik, O ^c   Scheider, I ^d   Siegmund, T ^e   Tatschl, A ^c   Fischer, F D ^f  

^a MATERIALS CENTER LEOBEN FORSCHUNG GMBH   (Austria)

^b Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science   (China)

^c ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

3D finite element modeling; Cohesive zone modeling; Constraint; Crack growth resistance; Micro ductile fracture

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; SEPARATION; STEEL;

COHESIVE STRENGTH;

DUCTILITY;

DUCTILE FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0141954923     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025426121928     Document Type: Article

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