Parametric equations to predict stress distributions along the intersection of tubular X and DT-joints

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 619-635

  Chang, E ^a   Dover, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS; STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTOR;

STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EID: 0032660416     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(99)00018-3     Document Type: Article

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