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THE FORMULATION OF A CRACK GROWTH EQUATION FOR SHORT CRACKS
Author(s) -
HOBSON P. D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
fatigue and fracture of engineering materials and structures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2695
pISSN - 8756-758X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-2695.1982.tb01241.x
Subject(s) - materials science , crack closure , crack growth resistance curve , fracture mechanics , work (physics) , fracture (geology) , structural engineering , mechanics , composite material , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering
— This work proposes a crack growth equation for short cracks, defined for cracks which have yet to cross the first grain boundary. This crack growth law is used in conjunction with a Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics formulation to describe the complete crack growth behaviour from initiation to failure.