Yielding of steel sheets containing slits
Abstract
Yielding at the end of a slit in a sheet is investigated, and a relation is obtained between extent of plastic yielding and external load applied. To verify this relation, panels containing internal and edge slits were loaded in tension and lengths of plastic zones were measured.
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Present address: Metallurgical Engineering Dept., Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago 16, Illinois, U.S.A.