Influence of statistical and constraint loss size effects on cleavage fracture toughness in the transition - A model based analysis

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2723-2747

  Rathbun, H J ^a   Odette, G R ^a   He, M Y ^a   Yamamoto, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cleavage fracture models; Cleavage toughness; Constraint effects; Master curve method; Statistical effects

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATE METAL; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CALIBRATED MICROMECHANICAL MODELS; CLEAVAGE FRACTURE MODELS; MASTER CURVE METHOD; SHOREHAM PRESSURE VESSEL STEEL PLATE;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATE METAL; PRESSURE VESSELS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748606383     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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