Application of the Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Method of Predicting the Fatigue Life of Tubular Joints

Nie Guo-hua; Weng Zhi-yuan; Liu Ren-huai

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Nie Guo-hua, Weng Zhi-yuan, Liu Ren-huai. Application of the Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Method of Predicting the Fatigue Life of Tubular Joints[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 1994, 15(11): 963-969.

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Application of the Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics Method of Predicting the Fatigue Life of Tubular Joints

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Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Tongji University, Shanghai;
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Ji'nan University, Guangzhou

Received Date: 1993-12-24
Publish Date: 1994-11-15

Abstract

Abstract

In this paper fatigue strength of T-type tubular joints subjected to in-plane bending or out-of-plane bending load is investigated.By considering material constants and initial crack sizes as random variables and applying Monte Carlo Simulation method.we have given a statistcial analpsis on fatigue life Simultaneously,linear regression a nalpses of co m puted results are performed and compared with that of the known experimental data.
- Monte Carlo simulation method,
- probabilistic fracture mechanics,
- fatigue,
- tubular joints

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