The re-characterisation of complex defects Part I: Fatigue and ductile tearing

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 71, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 981-1000

  Bezensek, B ^a   Hancock, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complex defects; Ductile tearing; Fatigue; Line spring analysis; Re characterisation

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

DUCTILE TEARING;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

DUCTILE FRACTURE; FATIGUE; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0346785396     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(03)00155-3     Document Type: Article

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