Some aspects about the crack growth FEM simulations under mixed-mode loading

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1090-1095

  Alegre, J M ^a   Cuesta, I I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack growth; Finite element simulation

Indexed keywords

CRACK GROWTH; CRACK PATHS; CRACK PROPAGATION DIRECTION; CRACK TIP STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FEM SIMULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MESHES; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL STRESS; MESH SIZE; MIXED-MODE CONDITIONS; MIXED-MODE LOADING; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS FIELD; TEST SPECIMENS;

CRACK TIPS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STAINLESS STEEL; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 77949492767     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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