Equivalent life distribution and fatigue failure probability prediction

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-273

  Xie, Liyang ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Equivalent life distribution; Fatigue; Fatigue failure probability

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THEOREM PROVING;

EQUIVALENT DAMAGE-EQUIVALENT LIFE DISTRIBUTION METHOD; LOAD CYCLES-FATIGUE LIFE INTERFERENCE THEOREM;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0345211451     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(98)00117-3     Document Type: Article

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