New approach to the numerical fatigue-life prediction of spot-welded structures

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 499-508

  Zhang, G ^a   Richter, B ^a  

^a VOLKSWAGEN AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SPOT WELDING; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THERMAL STRESS;

RADIAL STRESS;

WELDS;

EID: 0034429449     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2000.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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