The non-coplanar coalescence of interacting defects in fatigue

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Bezensek, Bostjan ^a   Hancock, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

BRITTLE FAILURES; COMPLEX DEFECTS; COMPLEX SHAPES; FATIGUE CRACK PATHS; INTERACTING DEFECTS; MODE I STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; SEMI-ELLIPTICAL CRACK; SHEAR MECHANISMS;

CRACK TIPS;

EID: 85072480573     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-4052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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