Comparison of different methods for fatigue limit evaluation by means of the Monte Carlo method

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-133

  Minak, Giangiacomo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatigue limit; Monte Carlo simulation; Projection methods; Staircase

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LOADS; INCLUSIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

FATIGUE LIMIT; METALLIC MATERIALS; NONMETALLIC INCLUSIONS; PROJECTION METHODS;

FATIGUE TESTING;

EID: 34247345422     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte100122     Document Type: Article

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