A fractal analysis of size effect on fatigue crack growth

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-133

  Carpinteri, Andrea ^a   Spagnoli, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concrete; Crack growth; Fatigue fracture phenomenon; Fractal geometry; Size effect

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTALS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

SIZE EFFECTS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0242551820     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(03)00142-7     Document Type: Article

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