Effect of crack closure on non-linear crack tip parameters

Crack closure concept has been widely used to explain different issues of fatigue crack propagation. However, some authors have questioned the relevance of crack closure and have proposed alternative concepts. The main objective here is to check the effectiveness of crack closure concept by linking...

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Main Author: Antunes, F.V. (author)
Other Authors: Sousa, T. (author), Branco, R. (author), Correia, L. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/5520
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipcb.pt:10400.11/5520