Expert system for remnant life prediction of defected components under fatigue and creep-fatigue loadings

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 222-230

  Liu, Xiao ^a   Xuan, Fu Zhen ^a   Si, Jun ^a   Tu, Shan Tung ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Creep fatigue interaction; Expert system; High temperature structure; Life management; Multiple cracks

Indexed keywords

CREEP; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MATERIALS SCIENCE;

CREEP-FATIGUE INTERACTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE STRUCTURE; LIFE MANAGEMENT; MULTIPLE CRACKS;

EXPERT SYSTEMS;

EID: 34248584530     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2006.09.027     Document Type: Article

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