A unified treatment of the mode i fatigue limit of components containing notches or defects

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-87

  Atzori, B ^a   Lazzarin, P ^a   Meneghetti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defect sensitivity; Fatigue limit; Notch sensitivity; Stress intensity; V notch

Indexed keywords

DEFECT SENSITIVITY; FATIGUE LIMIT; NOTCH SENSITIVITY; STRESS INTENSITY; V-NOTCHES;

STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELDS;

DEFECTS;

EID: 33748807937     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-005-2183-0     Document Type: Article

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