Fatigue life analysis and predictions for NR and SBR under variable amplitude and multiaxial loading conditions

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1231-1247

  Harbour, Ryan J ^a   Fatemi, Ali ^b   Mars, Will V ^c  

^a GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY   (United States)

^b Toledo   (United States)

^c Materials Science and Tire Mechanics   (United States)

Author keywords

Equivalence parameters; Fatigue life prediction; Multiaxial fatigue of rubber; Variable amplitude loading

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; LOAD TESTING; RUBBER PRODUCTS; STIFFNESS;

CRITICAL CRACK LENGTHS; EQUIVALENCE PARAMETERS; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; LOADING CONDITIONS; MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE OF RUBBER; VARIABLE AMPLITUDE LOADING;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 41549121882     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.08.015     Document Type: Article

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