Modified Wöhler curve method, theory of critical distances and Eurocode 3: A novel engineering procedure to predict the lifetime of steel welded joints subjected to both uniaxial and multiaxial fatigue loading

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 888-907

  Susmel, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multiaxial fatigue; Standard fatigue curves; Steel weldments; Theory of critical distance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORECASTING; NUMERICAL METHODS; STEEL;

MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE; STANDARD FATIGUE CURVES; STEEL WELDMENTS;

WELDS;

EID: 38949183284     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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