Effect of mean axial load on axial fatigue life of spiral strands

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Alani, Morteza ^a   Raoof, Mohammed ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axial load; Cyclic loading; Fatigue; Spiral strands; Wire ropes

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DURABILITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STEEL; STRESSES; WIRE ROPE;

AXIAL LOAD; CYCLIC LOADING; GERBER TRANSFORMATION; GOODMAN TRANSFORMATION; SPIRAL STRANDS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0030824506     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(96)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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