Effect of fatigue damage on the dynamic response frequency of spot-welded joints

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-316

  Shang, De Guang ^a   Barkey, Mark E ^a   Wang, Yi ^b   Lim, Teik C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue damage; Natural frequency; Spot welded joints

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SPOT WELDING;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0037398908     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(02)00140-8     Document Type: Article

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