Fatigue testing under variable amplitude loading

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1080-1089

  Sonsino, C M ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR STRUCTURAL DURABILITY AND SYSTEM RELIABILITY LBF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constant amplitude loading; Cumulative damage; Level crossings; Load time histories; Multichannel loading; Presentation of spectrum; Rainflow matrix; Range pairs; Risk; Safety; Variable amplitude loading

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; FATIGUE TESTING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONSTANT AMPLITUDE LOADING; CUMULATIVE DAMAGE; LEVEL CROSSINGS; LOAD-TIME HISTORIES; MULTICHANNEL LOADING; RAINFLOW MATRIX; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOADING;

CYCLIC LOADS;

EID: 33947194834     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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