Fatigue analysis of welded joints with the aid of real three-dimensional weld toe geometry

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 772-785

  Hou, Chien Yuan ^a  

^a DIWAN COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack growth; Finite element analysis; Steel; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STEEL; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

GEOMETRICAL FEATURES; LASER SCANNING TECHNOLOGY; WELDED JOINTS;

WELDS;

EID: 33845633931     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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