Fatigue prediction of spot welded joints using equivalent structural stress

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 837-843

  Kang, Hong Tae ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Spot weld; Structural stress

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPOT WELDING; STRESSES;

SPOT WELDED JOINTS; STRUCTURAL STRESS; VON MISES EQUATION;

WELDS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPOT WELDING; STRESSES; WELDS;

EID: 33751257494     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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