The development of an optimisation algorithm based on fatigue life

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-310

  Haiba, M ^a   Barton, D C ^a   Brooks, P C ^a   Levesley, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue life prediction; Stress state assessment; Structural optimisation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

STRESS STATE ASSESSMENT;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0037397541     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(02)00143-3     Document Type: Article

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