An energy-based crack extension formulation for crack resistance characterization of ductile materials

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 469-475

  Chaouadi, R ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crack resistance; Ductile crack extension; J R curve; Normalization; Single specimen; Unloading compliance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CORRELATION METHODS; CRACKS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EMBRITTLEMENT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

CRACK RESISTANCE; DUCTILE CRACK EXTENSION; J-R CURVE; NORMALIZATION; SINGLE SPECIMEN; UNLOADING COMPLIANCE;

DUCTILITY;

EID: 23844476933     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte11956     Document Type: Article

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