Fatigue strength in presence of inhomogeneities: Influence of constraint

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Beretta, Stefano ^a   Carboni, Michele ^a   Madia, Mauro ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constraint factor; Defect shape; Fatigue; Fatigue thresholds

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTICS; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS;

CONSTRAINT FACTORS; DEFECT SHAPE; FATIGUE; FATIGUE THRESHOLDS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 33746922388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JAI13199     Document Type: Article

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