A comparison of two and three-dimensional analyses of fatigue crack closure

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 222-231

  Alizadeh, H ^a   Hills, D A ^b   de Matos, P F P ^b   Nowell, D ^b   Pavier, M J ^a   Paynter, R J ^b   Smith, D J ^a   Simandjuntak, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack closure; Fatigue; Finite element analysis; Strip yield model

Indexed keywords

CRACK CLOSURE; STRIP YIELD MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CRACKS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACKS;

EID: 33749666867     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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