A Strip-Yield algorithm for the analysis of closure evaluation near the crack tip

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1222-1237

  Beretta, Stefano ^a   Carboni, Michele ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Elastic complex potential; Local compliance; Strip Yield

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; ELASTIC MODULI; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTICITY; STRAIN;

CRACK TIPS; METALLIC MATERIALS; STRAIN FACTORS; STRIP-YIELD ANALYSIS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 13844296397     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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