Abstract: The stress analysis of dovetail attachments presents some challenges. These stem from the high stress gradients present, the contact inequalities attending conforming contact, and the nonlinearities ...

Abstract: The stress analysis of dovetail attachments presents some challenges. These stem from the high stress gradients at the edges of contact. They also stem from the nonlinearities accompanying ...

Abstract: Dovetail attachments in gas turbines are subject to fatigue failures. These fatigue failures occur as a result of large fluctuations in hoop stresses near the edges of contact in attachments. ...