A software framework for probabilistic fatigue life assessment of gas turbine engine rotors

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1450, 2004, Pages 199-215

  McClung, R Craig ^a   Enright, Michael P ^a   Millwater, Harry R ^b   Leverant, Gerald R ^a   Hudak Jr , Stephen J ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage tolerance; Fatigue crack growth; Gas turbine engines; Hard alpha; Life scatter; Probabilistic methods; Reliability; Software

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GAS TURBINES; HARDWARE; MACHINE DESIGN; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE; ENGINE SENSORS; HARD ALPHA; LIFE SCATTER; PROBABILISTIC METHODS;

ROTORS;

EID: 6944227792     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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