3D fatigue crack propagation: Experimental studies

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 627-634

  Heyder, M ^a   Kuhn, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D crack propagation; Corner singularity; Mixed mode loading; PMMA

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTURE; GROWTH KINETICS; LOADING;

3D CRACK PROPAGATION; CORNER SINGULARITY; MIXED-MODE LOADINGS; PHOTOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS; PMMA;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 30844457307     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.06.052     Document Type: Article

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