Mode I fracture at spot welds in dual-phase steel: An application of reverse digital image correlation

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.

Volumn 67, Issue , 2010, Pages 1199-1212

  Tao, H ^a,e   Zavattieri, P D ^b   Hector Jr , L G ^c   Tong, W ^d  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d Southern Methodist University   (United States)

^e Hong Kong Productivity Council   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

DP steel; Mode I fracture; Reverse digital image correlation; Spot welds

Indexed keywords

A-SPOTS; BASE MATERIAL; CRACK PATHS; CRACK TIP OPENING ANGLE; CRACK TIP OPENING DISPLACEMENT; CRACK TUNNELING; CRACK-TIP DEFORMATION; DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONS; DP-STEEL; DUAL-PHASE STEEL; FRACTURE PARAMETER; FRACTURE SURFACES; GRID POINTS; MODE I FRACTURE; OPENING ANGLE; OPENING DISPLACEMENT; SPOT WELD; SPOT WELDS; STEADY-STATE VALUES; STRAIN FIELDS; TENSILE SPECIMENS; V-NOTCHES;

CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; ELECTRIC WELDING; HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPOT WELDING; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SURFACES; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79960048967     PISSN: 10466789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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