The effective T-stress estimation and crack paths emanating from U-notches

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1682-1692

  Meliani, M Hadj ^a,b   Azari, Z ^a   Pluvinage, G ^a   Matvienko, Yu G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b HASSIBA BENBOUALI UNIVERSITY OF CHLEF   (Algeria)

^c MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Crack path; Effective distance; Strain gauge technique; T stress; U notch

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; CRACK BIFURCATION; CRACK PATHS; DUCTILE FAILURES; EFFECTIVE DISTANCE; LOCAL CONSTRAINTS; PRINCIPAL STRESS; STABILISATION; STRAIN GAUGE TECHNIQUE; STRESS DISTRIBUTION; T STRESS; T-STRESS ESTIMATION; U NOTCH; VOID GROWTH;

ASPECT RATIO; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CRACKS;

EID: 77954033412     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.03.010     Document Type: Article

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