Recent developments in analysis and testing of spot welds

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Zhang, Shicheng ^a  

^a DaimlerChrysler AG   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SPOT WELDING; STRAIN GAGES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS AND TESTING; MEASURING METHOD; NOTCH STRESS; OUTER SURFACE; SPOT-WELDED SPECIMENS; STRAIN GAUGE TECHNIQUE; STRUCTURAL STRESS; TENSILE SHEAR SPECIMEN;

WELDS;

EID: 85072484918     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2001-01-0432     Document Type: Conference Paper

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