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Residual Strength and Fatigue Lifetime of ... - Solid Mechanics

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mode-mixity phase angle was chosen in the finite element model <strong>of</strong> the MMB specimen to<br />

determine the appropriate lever arm distance (c). It is assumed that because <strong>of</strong> the mode I<br />

dominant loading for phase angles more than -20, the characterisation <strong>of</strong> the face/core interface<br />

for only -20 phase angle <strong>and</strong> using the resulting crack growth rates for the simulation <strong>of</strong> STT<br />

specimens with slightly lower phase angle magnitudes (-20

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