Statistical distribution of tapered roller bearing fatigue lives at high levels of reliability

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 865-870

  Kotzalas, Michael N ^a  

^a TIMKEN COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue life; Reliability; Rolling element bearing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; TAPERED ROLLER BEARING;

ROLLER BEARINGS;

FATIGUE;

EID: 27544488420     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2000981     Document Type: Article

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