Fatigue reliability of welded steel structures

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1199-1209

  Chryssanthopoulos, M K ^a   Righiniotis, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; Inspection; Steel bridges; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INSPECTION; STEEL BRIDGES;

FATIGUE RELIABILITY; FRACTURE ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 33749028711     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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