In-service fatigue failure of engineered products and structures - Case study review

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1775-1793

  Gagg, Colin R ^a   Lewis, Peter R ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Engineering education; Failure; Fatigue; In service

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDIES; COMPLEX NATURE; CYCLIC APPLICATIONS; DESIGN ISSUES; ENGINEERED PRODUCTS; FAILURE; FAILURE MECHANISM; FATIGUE; FATIGUE BEHAVIOUR; FATIGUE FAILURES; FORENSIC ENGINEER; FRETTING FATIGUES; IN-SERVICE; METALS AND ALLOYS; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURES; SAFE LIFE; SALIENT POINTS; SERVICE CONDITIONS; SERVICE FAILURE; SERVICE LOADS; STRUCTURAL FAILURE;

CORROSION FATIGUE; ELASTICITY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; METALLURGY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL METALS;

SAFETY ENGINEERING;

EID: 67349266220     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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