Out-of-plane singular stress fields in V-notched plates and welded lap joints induced by in-plane shear load conditions

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 291-304

  Berto, F ^a   Lazzarin, P ^a   Kotousov, A ^b   Harding, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

3 D finite element analysis; Corner point singularities; notch size effect; notch stress intensity factor; numerical modelling; numerical simulation; plate thickness; welded joint

Indexed keywords

3D-FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; CORNER POINT SINGULARITIES; NOTCH SIZE EFFECT; NOTCH STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PLATE THICKNESS; WELDED JOINTS;

CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WELDING; WELDS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 79952540590     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2010.01518.x     Document Type: Article

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