An engineering model of fatigue crack growth under variable amplitude loading

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-10

  Huang, Xiaoping ^a,b   Torgeir, Moan ^b   Cui, Weicheng ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Equivalent SIF range; Fatigue life prediction; Plastic zone size; R ratio; Variable amplitude loading

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK TIPS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LOADING; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EQUIVALENT SIF RANGE; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; PLASTIC ZONE SIZE; R RATIO; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOADING; WHEELER MODEL;

FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 35548989760     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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