Strain-based probabilistic fatigue life prediction of spot-welded joints

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 763-772

  Ni, Kan ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3D FEM; Multi axial; Probabilistic fatigue; Spot weld joint; Strain life; Variable amplitude loading

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPOT WELDING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

3D FEM; MULTI-AXIAL; PROBABILISTIC FATIGUE; SPOT WELD JOINTS; STRAIN-LIFE CURVES; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOADING;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

EID: 1842832210     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2003.10.021     Document Type: Article

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