Validation of the state-space model of fatigue crack growth in ductile alloys under variable-amplitude load via comparison of the crack-opening stress data

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 337-349

  Patankar, Ravindra ^a   Qu, Rong ^b  

^a INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION INC   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Crack opening stress; State space; Variable amplitude load

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DUCTILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATE SPACE METHODS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRESSES;

CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK OPENING STRESS; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOAD;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 14844332724     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-004-4729-y     Document Type: Article

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