Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures · 1998 · 15 citations · 6 references
EngineeringCivil EngineeringApplied MechanicsMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsStructural AnalysisDamage MechanicsFailure AnalysisFailure CriteriaFailure TheoriesFracture MechanicsFracture PropagationFracture AssessmentFracture CriterionFracture Mechanics ExperimentsFracture TestingJ-integral
This communication gives an introduction to the Engineering Flaw Assessment Method (EFAM) presently being developed at GKSS. The EFAM consists of various documents describing experimental procedures for determining fracture properties under various conditions, as well as analytical procedures for estimating the crack tip opening displacement in terms of δ 5 , the rate of δ 5 , (d δ 5 /d t ), and the J ‐integral as driving force parameters.
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