Multiaxial fatigue life estimation in welded joints using the critical plane approach

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 188-196

  Carpinteri, Andrea ^a   Spagnoli, Andrea ^a   Vantadori, Sabrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Critical plane approach; In and out of phase loading; Lifetime prediction; Multiaxial fatigue; Nominal stresses; Welded joints

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FORECASTING; LOADING; SUPERALLOYS; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDS;

CRITICAL PLANE APPROACH; IN- AND OUT-OF-PHASE LOADING; LIFETIME PREDICTION; MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE; NOMINAL STRESSES; WELDED JOINTS;

WELDING;

EID: 53849106807     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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