Overload analysis and Je-based fatigue life prediction of spot-welded auto seat belt anchors

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-251

  Lee, Hyungil ^a   Choi, Jinyong ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

FE analysis; Je fatigue life; Panel structures; Seat belt anchor; Spot weld

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON RATIO; SPOT WELDING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; VECTORS;

AUTO SEAT BELT ANCHOR PANEL; FRACTURE MODE SENSITIVITY; OVERLOAD ANALYSIS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 1542345693     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2004.00752.x     Document Type: Article

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