Fatigue-relevant stress field parameters of welded lap joints: Pointed slit tip compared with keyhole notch

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 713-735

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

J integral; Keyhole notch; Notchs tress intensity factor; Strain energy density; T stress; Welded lap joint

Indexed keywords

J -INTEGRAL; KEYHOLE NOTCH; NOTCHS TRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY; T-STRESS; WELDED LAP JOINT;

BUILDING MATERIALS; LIGAMENTS; RESISTANCE WELDING; STRAIN ENERGY; STRESS CONCENTRATION; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING;

WELDS;

EID: 69649102488     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2009.01379.x     Document Type: Article

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