Prediction of crack growth in 350WT steel subjected to constant amplitude with over- and under-loads using a modified wheeler approach

Marine Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 517-539

  Rushton, Philip A ^a   Taheri, Farid ^b  

^a Martec Limited   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

350WT steel; Experimental; Fatigue models; Finite element method; Overload; Stress ratio; Variable amplitude; Wheeler model

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PLASTICITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE OVERLOADING; PLASTIC ZONES;

STEEL;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; STEEL;

EID: 1542318164     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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