Vol.4, No3, 2004, pp. 109-115
 UDC 620.21

THERMOELASTIC STRESS ANALYSIS FOR STRUCTURAL

INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT

Liviu Marşavina 1

Rachel A. Tomlinson 2

1 Department Strength of Materials, University Politehnica Timisoara, Romania

2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK

Abstract

The paper presents the results of thermoelastic stress analysis investigations for determining the range of stress intensity factors at the tip of notches and cracks loaded under mixed mode conditions.

Keywords: thermoelastic stress analysis, stress intensity factor range, mixed mode stress state, crack

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