Computer-controlled stable crack growth as a reliable and fast method to determine subcritical crack growth

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 238-242

  Özcoban, Hüseyin ^a   Fett, Theo ^b   Schneider, Gerold A ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Glass; Mechanical properties; Stable crack growth; Subcritical crack growth

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS INTENSITY; AUTOMATIC MEASUREMENTS; COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT; CRACK VELOCITIES; FAST METHODS; FOUR-POINT BENDING; IDENTICAL CONDITIONS; LOADING CYCLES; OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS; STABLE CRACK GROWTH; SUBCRITICAL CRACK GROWTH; SYNTHETIC FUSED SILICA;

CONTROL SYSTEMS; CRACKS; GLASS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 84860246719     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/JTE104191     Document Type: Article

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