Characterization of stable crack growth through AISI 4340 steel using cohesive zone modeling and CTOD/CTOA criterion

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 713-721

  Jadhav, D N ^a   Maiti, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AISI 4340 STEEL; COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; COHESIVE-ZONE MODELING; CRACK EXTENSION; CRACK SIZES; CRACK TIP CONSTRAINT; CRACK TIP OPENINGS; CRACK-TIP ELEMENTS; CT SPECIMENS; DISCRETISATION; J INTEGRAL; LOAD-LINE DISPLACEMENT; MIXED MODE; MODE I CRACK; OUTER DOMAIN; PLANE STRAINS; PLANE STRESS; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; STABLE CRACK GROWTH; TRACTION-SEPARATION LAW;

FORECASTING; LOADING;

CRACK TIPS;

EID: 76849107313     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.11.042     Document Type: Article

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