Influence of management actions on fatigue reliability of a welded joint

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-239

  Righiniotis, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bridge loading; Fatigue reliability; Inspection; Repair

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; WELDS;

BRIDGE LOADING; FAILURE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM (FAD);

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 0345375284     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-1123(03)00163-4     Document Type: Article

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