Local fatigue strength parameters for welded joints based on strain energy density with inclusion of small-size notches

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1109-1130

  Radaj, D ^a   Berto, F ^a   Lazzarin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatigue strength; Fictitious notch rounding; Keyhole notch; Notch stress intensity; Strain energy density; V notch; Welded joint

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE STRENGTH; FICTITIOUS NOTCH ROUNDING; KEYHOLE NOTCH; NOTCH STRESS INTENSITY; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY; V-NOTCH; WELDED JOINT;

ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; STRAIN ENERGY; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING;

WELDS;

EID: 67349214081     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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