Further refinement of a methodology for fatigue life estimation in resistance spot weld connections

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1292, Issue , 1996, Pages 265-282

  Sheppard, Sheri D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Finite element analysis; Life prediction; Resistance spot weld; Structural stress

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STEEL; STRESSES; WELDS;

AXIAL LOADING; FATIGUE RESPONSE; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; RESISTANCE SPOT WELD CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL STRESS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0029761871     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp16142s     Document Type: Article

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