Fatigue life distribution and size effect in ductile cast iron for wind turbine components

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-24

  Shirani, M ^a   Harkegard G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

EN GJS 400 18 LT; Fatigue strength; Size effect; Statistical analysis; Weakest link theory

Indexed keywords

EN-GJS-400-18-LT; FATIGUE STRENGTH; SIZE EFFECTS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEAKEST-LINK THEORY;

CAST IRON; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; METAL ANALYSIS; SIZE DETERMINATION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION; WIND POWER;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 78649358089     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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