ESDU 78036 A-1980 The compounding method of estimating stress intensity factors for cracks in complex configurations using solutions from simple configurations.
"ESDU 78036 gives equations that enable known solutions for the stress intensity factor in simple configurations to be compounded to give a stress intensity factor for a complex component. The stress intensity factor is affected by the presence of ""boundaries""; the surfaces of the component@ holes in it@ stiffeners attached to it. The method takes account of the boundaries by breaking the component down into a group of ancillary configurations each of which contains the crack and one boundary@ and for each of which there is a known solution. Two conditions are considered: with the crack crossing a boundary or not crossing a boundary. Comprehensive practical worked examples illustrate the application of the method."
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2013ESDU 78036 A-2013 The compounding method of estimating stress intensity factors for cracks in complex configurations using solutions from simple configurations
1980ESDU 78036 A-1980 The compounding method of estimating stress intensity factors for cracks in complex configurations using solutions from simple configurations.