Statistical inference of equivalent initial flaw size with complicated structural geometry and multi-axial variable amplitude loading

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1689-1700

  Sankararaman, Shankar ^a   Ling, You ^a   Mahadevan, Sankaran ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Crack growth; Fatigue life prediction; Initial flaw size; Multi axial loading

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE LIFE PREDICTION; INITIAL FLAW; MULTI-AXIAL LOADINGS;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; AXIAL LOADS; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INFERENCE ENGINES; INTEGRATION; LOADING; MARKOV PROCESSES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACKS;

EID: 77955278249     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2010.03.012     Document Type: Article

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