Total fatigue life prediction for aeronautical materials by using small-crack theory

Hangkong Xuebao/Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-226

  Wu, Xue Ren ^a   Liu, Jian Zhong ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL MATERIALS   (China)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; Small crack; Total life prediction

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FORECASTING; HELICOPTER ROTORS; SERVICE LIFE; STEEL; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

AERONAUTICAL MATERIALS; CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION METHOD; SMALL CRACK THEORY; TOTAL LIFE PREDICTION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 33745163269     PISSN: 10006893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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