A simulation-based investigation of the staircase method for fatigue strength testing

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1170-1181

  Pollak, R ^a   Palazotto, A ^a   Nicholas, T ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping; Fatigue limit; Fatigue strength testing; Numerical simulation; Staircase testing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BOOTSTRAPPING; FATIGUE LIMIT; FATIGUE STRENGTH TESTING; STAIRCASE TESTING;

FATIGUE TESTING;

EID: 33746887427     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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