An integrated methodology for separating closure and residual stress effects from fatigue crack growth rate data

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-230

  Donald, J Keith ^a   Lados, Diana A ^b  

^a Fracture Technology Associates   (United States)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjusted compliance ratio; Crack closure; Fatigue crack growth; Residual stress; Small crack behaviour; Stress ratio effects

Indexed keywords

CRACK CLOSURE; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

ADJUSTED COMPLIANCE RATIO; STRESS RATIO EFFECTS; TRUE MATERIAL RESPONSE;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 33947194881     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2006.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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