Probabilistic fatigue life prediction using an equivalent initial flaw size distribution

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 476-487

  Liu, Yongming ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Fatigue; Initial flaw; Life prediction; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

APPLIED LOADS; CRACK GROWTH; EQUIVALENT INITIAL FLAW SIZES; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS; EXTRAPOLATION METHODS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE CRACKS; FATIGUE LIMITS; FATIGUE LIVES; INITIAL FLAW; LIFE PREDICTION; METALLIC MATERIALS; MODEL PREDICTIONS; PROBABILISTIC CRACK GROWTHS; PROBABILISTIC FATIGUES; THRESHOLD STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 56249130742     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2008.06.005     Document Type: Article

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