Prediction of fatigue failure in a camshaft using the crack modelling method

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 189-197

  Wang, G ^a   Taylor, D ^a   Bouquin, B ^a   Devlukia, J ^b   Ciepalowicz, A ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Gaydon Test Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cast iron; Fatigue limit; Finite element analysis; Stress concentrations; Surface layers

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CAMSHAFTS; CAST IRON; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

CYCLIC BENDING; FATIGUE FAILURE;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

CAMSHAFT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; SURFACE LAYER;

EID: 0034031231     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-6307(99)00015-1     Document Type: Article

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