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An equivalent block approach to crack growth

  • Rhys Jones
  • , Susan Pitt
  • , Daren Peng

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Abstract

This work is concerned with the recent developments in the formulation and application of the generalised Frost-Dugdale crack growth law and illustrates how it can be used to predict crack growth, from near micron size initial flaws, under variable amplitude load spectra.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMultiscale Fatigue Crack Initiation and Propagation of Engineering Materials: Structural Integrity and Microstructural Worthiness
EditorsG C Sih
Place of PublicationDordrecht Netherlands
PublisherSpringer
Pages23 - 45
Number of pages23
ISBN (Print)9781402085192
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

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