Local strain energy approach applied to fatigue analysis of welded rectangular hollow section joints

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 124-140

  Livieri, Paolo ^a   Berto, Filippo ^b   Lazzarin, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatigue strength; Hollow section joints; Notch Stress Intensity Factor (NSIF); Strain energy density; Volume criterion; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; STRAIN ENERGY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

HOLLOW SECTION JOINTS; NOTCH STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR (NSIF); STRAIN ENERGY DENSITY; VOLUME CRITERION;

WELDS;

EID: 34547358053     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmpt.2007.013111     Document Type: Article

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