Fatigue life prediction for toe ground welded joints

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1124-1136

  Zhang, Yan Hui ^a   Maddox, Stephen J ^a  

^a TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Crack initiation; LCF; Toe grinding; Welds

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS; AVERAGE LIVES; CRACK GROWTH; CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; FATIGUE CRACK INITIATIONS; FATIGUE CRACKS; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTIONS; FATIGUE LIVES; FATIGUE PERFORMANCE; FILLET WELDED JOINTS; GROUND SURFACES; LCF; LOAD CARRYINGS; LOCAL STRESS; LONG LIFE REGIMES; PROPAGATION PROCESS; REPLICA METHODS; TOE GRINDING; WELD TOES; WELDED JOINTS; WELDMENTS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); LASER FUSION; MATERIALS TESTING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDING; WELDS;

CRACKS;

EID: 64149117820     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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