Assessment of the fatigue behaviour of welded aluminium joints under multiaxial spectrum loading by a critical plane approach

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 540-546

  Kueppers, M ^a   Sonsino, C M ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR STRUCTURAL DURABILITY AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY LBF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminium welds; Bending and torsion; Critical plane; Damage accumulation; Plate to tube specimen; Spectrum loading

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BENDING (DEFORMATION); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LOADING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM WELDS; DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; SPECTRUM LOADING;

WELDS;

EID: 30844436625     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.07.046     Document Type: Article

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