The applicability of neural networks in modelling the growth of short fatigue cracks

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-190

  Seed, G M ^a   Murphy, G S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hobson growth law; Neural networks; Short fatigue cracks

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; CHAOS THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

HOBSON GROWTH LAW;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 0031672833     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1998.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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