A stochastic model describing fatigue crack growth under random overload peaks is presented. A Poisson flow of overloads superimposed on a base-line constant-amplitude cyclic load is considered. Under the above assumptions the total retardation time is presented as a stochastic process governed by t
On fatigue crack growth under random loading
โ Scribed by W.Q. Zhu; Y.K. Lin; Y. Lei
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 822 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0013-7944
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โฆ Synopsis
A probabilistic analysis of the fatigue crack growth, fatigue life and reliability of a structural or mechanical component is presented on the basis of fracture mechanics and theory of random processes. The material resistance to fatigue crack growth and the time-history of the stress are assumed to be random. Analytical expressions are obtained for the special case in which the random stress is a stationary narrow-band Gaussian random process, and a randomized Paris-Erdogan law is applicable. As an example, the analytical method is applied to a plate with a central crack, and the results are compared with those obtained from digital Monte Carlo simulations.
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