The engineering flaw assessment method (EFAM)

Authors
Schwalbe, KH
Citation
Kh. Schwalbe, The engineering flaw assessment method (EFAM), FATIG FRACT, 21(10), 1998, pp. 1203-1213
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
FATIGUE & FRACTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS & STRUCTURES
ISSN journal
8756758X → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1203 - 1213
Database
ISI
SICI code
8756-758X(199810)21:10<1203:TEFAM(>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
This communication gives an introduction to the Engineering Flaw Assessment Method (EFAM) presently being developed at GKSS. The EFAM consists of vari ous documents describing experimental procedures for determining fracture p roperties under various conditions, as well as analytical procedures for es timating the crack tip opening displacement in terms of delta(5), the rate of delta(5), (d delta(5)/dt), and the J-integral as driving force parameter s.