The generalised Frost-Dugdale approach to modelling fatigue crack growth

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1130-1149

  Jones, R ^a   Pitt, S ^a   Peng, D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Driving force; Fatigue crack growth; Fractals; Frost Dugdale; Life prediction

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE LAP JOINTS; DRIVING FORCE; FRACTAL FATIGUE; GENERALIZED FROST-DUGDALE CRACK GROWTH LAW;

FUSELAGES;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FRACTALS; FUSELAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 41949125456     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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