Numerical procedure for predicting the rolling contact fatigue crack initiation

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 585-595

  Sraml M ^a   Flasker J ^a   Potrc I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Contact fatigue; Crack initiation; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROCRACKS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL ELEMENTS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0037911588     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(03)00019-7     Document Type: Article

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