APPLICATION OF THE PROBABILISTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS METHODOF PREDICTING THE FATIGUE LIFE OF TUBULAR JOINTS

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper.fatigue strength of T-type tubularjoints subjected to in-planebending or out-of-plane bending load is investigated By, considering material constantsand initial crack sizes as random variables and applying Monte Carlo simulation method, we have giyen a statistical analvsis on fatigue life. Simultaneously, linearregression analyses of computed resuldts are performed and compared with that of theknown experimental data.

Key words: dynamic stress intensity factor, torsional impact, penny-shaped crack, functionally graded strip, integral transform, energy density factor

Nie Guo-hua;Weng Zhi-yuan;Liu Ren-huai. APPLICATION OF THE PROBABILISTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS METHODOF PREDICTING THE FATIGUE LIFE OF TUBULAR JOINTS. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 1994, 15(11): 1017-1023.

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