The modified Wöhler curve method applied along with the theory of critical distances to estimate finite life of notched components subjected to complex multiaxial loading paths

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1047-1064

  Susmel, Luca ^a,b   Taylor, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical plane; Multiaxial fatigue; Notches; Theory of critical distances

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; DAMAGE DETECTION; STEEL; STEEL TESTING; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES; SUPERALLOYS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WELDS;

COMPLEX LOADINGS; CONCENTRATION PHENOMENONS; CRITICAL LENGTHS; CRITICAL PLANE; CRITICAL PLANE APPROACHES; CURVE METHODS; CYLINDRICAL SAMPLES; DAMAGING EFFECTS; DATA SETS; ELASTIC STRESSES; FATIGUE ASSESSMENTS; FATIGUE LIFETIMES; FATIGUE PROCESSES; FE MODELS; GEOMETRICAL FEATURES; HIGH ACCURACIES; LINEAR ELASTIC STRESSES; LOW-CARBON STEELS; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; MULTIAXIAL CYCLIC LOADINGS; MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE; MULTIAXIAL LOADINGS; NOTCH TIPS; NOTCHED COMPONENTS; NOTCHES; NUMBER OF CYCLES TO FAILURES; POST-PROCESSING; REAL COMPONENTS; SCATTER BANDS; STATIC STRESSES; THEORY OF CRITICAL DISTANCES;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

EID: 58049218561     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2008.01296.x     Document Type: Article

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