Abstract: Presented in this study is a numerical analysis of the size effect in the transverse compressive strength of unidirectional (UD) composites by employing the fixed crack model. The model is calibrated and verified using ...

Abstract: A microstructure sensitive criterion for dwell fatigue crack initiation in polycrystalline alloy Ti-6242 is proposed in this paper. Local stress peaks due to load shedding from time dependent ...