Fatigue crack closure determination by means of finite element analysis

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-57

  Zapatero, J ^a   Moreno, B ^a   Gonzalez Herrera A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Fatigue crack closure; Finite element analysis; Plastic wake

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CRACK LENGTH; MAXIMUM LOAD; STRESS RATIO;

CRACK CLOSURE;

BEARING CAPACITY; CRACK CLOSURE; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EID: 35448947866     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.02.020     Document Type: Article

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