A simulation on growth of multiple small cracks under stress corrosion

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 787-801

  Kamaya, Masayuki ^a   Kitamura, Takayuki ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SAFETY SYSTEM   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Lifetime prediction; Microstructure; Monte Carlo simulation; Multiple crack; Small crack

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

ANISOTROPIC DEFORMATION; CRACK KINKING; CRACK SIZE DISTRIBUTION; DAMAGING PROCESS; GUMBEL STATISTICS; LIFETIME PREDICTION; MULTIPLE SMALL CRACKS;

CRACKS;

EID: 11144310183     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-004-2314-z     Document Type: Article

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