Rim thickness effects on gear crack propagation life

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-86

  Lewicki, David G ^a   Ballarini, Roberto ^b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Crack propagation; Factors; Finite element modeling; Fracture mechanics; Gears; Rims; Stress intensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002657428     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007368801853     Document Type: Article

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