Marine main engine crankshaft failure analysis: A case study

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1940-1947

  Fonte, M ^a   de Freitas, M ^b  

^a Nautical School   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Crankshaft failure; Fatigue crack growth; Mixed mode (I + III) fracture; Rotating bending; Steady torsion

Indexed keywords

CRANKSHAFT FAILURE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; MIXED-MODE (I + III) FRACTURE; ROTATING BENDING; STEADY TORSION;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; CRANKSHAFTS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MARINE ENGINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; ROTATION; SAFETY FACTOR; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; TORSIONAL STRESS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 67349134727     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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