Effect of material uncertainties on fatigue life calculations of aircraft fuselages: A cohesive element model

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1202-1219

  Koutsourelakis, P S ^a   Kuntiyawichai, K ^b   Schueller G I ^c  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cohesive elements; Fatigue; Reliability; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; EXTRAPOLATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FRACTURE MECHANICS; FUSELAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY;

COHESIVE ELEMENT MODEL; FRACTURED ZONE; MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; EXTRAPOLATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FUSELAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELIABILITY;

EID: 33645068190     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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