Abstract: Parts 1 and 2 presented a stochastic model of the cumulative damage process that for the first time makes it possible to take a comprehensive view of the entire process. Some of the properties ...

Abstract: A new history-dependent phenomenological model of cumulative damage is presented. It is a stochastic model. The model includes as an inherent part of its structure the major sources of variability ...

Abstract: Application of the new cumulative damage model to two sets of fatigue crack growth data is presented. It is shown that the model can describe the statistical features of crack growth including ...

Abstract: In this paper, we continue our study of embedded Markoff Chain Models of Cumulative Damage. We introduce and discuss a time transformation that leads to a condensation method. This method ...

Abstract: A series of illustrative examples are presented to aid in understanding the generality of the model as it applies to cumulative damage. Results from the model are used to describe and analyze ...

Abstract: A new model is presented for the effect of length on the fatigue life of long thin continuous components. The model assumes that flaws of variable strength are distributed along the length, which relates the fatigue life ...

Abstract: A probabilistic model for length effect in long continuous components is proposed that is based upon the presence of manufacturing defects. This model, as well as some traditional serial weakest link models, are compared ...