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Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
FATIGUE & FRACTURE OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS & STRUCTURES
The Engineering Flaw Assessment Method, EFAM, is presently being developed
at GKSS. It consists of several individual documents for determining materi
al properties and the crack driving force. The present paper briefly descri
bes the document EFAM ETM 97 which provides guidance for estimating the cra
ck tip opening displacement (CTOD) and the J-integral as driving force para
meters for homogeneous structures. The CTOD and J can be expressed as funct
ions of applied force or applied strain.