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Probabilistic fracture finite elements
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Belytschko, T. Liu, W. K. Lua, Y. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | The Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics (PFM) is a promising method for estimating the fatigue life and inspection cycles for mechanical and structural components. The Probability Finite Element Method (PFEM), which is based on second moment analysis, has proved to be a promising, practical approach to handle problems with uncertainties. As the PFEM provides a powerful computational tool to determine first and second moment of random parameters, the second moment reliability method can be easily combined with PFEM to obtain measures of the reliability of the structural system. The method is also being applied to fatigue crack growth. Uncertainties in the material properties of advanced materials such as polycrystalline alloys, ceramics, and composites are commonly observed from experimental tests. This is mainly attributed to intrinsic microcracks, which are randomly distributed as a result of the applied load and the residual stress. |
| File Size | 247885 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930022382 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t77t2m79v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Microcracks Structural Design Fatigue Life Fracture Mechanics Probability Theory Polycrystals Reliability Engineering Ceramics Crack Propagation Finite Element Method Cracking Fracturing Fracture Strength Method of Moments Residual Stress Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |