Abstract: A size effect has been observed in cylinder-on-flat partial slip contact fatigue experiments (Hills et al., 1988 and 1990). The size effect in this case is defined as a discontinuous drop in ...

Abstract: Elastic-plastic finite element analyses of a cylinder-on-plate configuration, studied experimentally, were performed to provide an explanation for the decrease in fretting fatigue life with increasing ...

Abstract: A new robust method, called MARS (modulus adjustment and redistribution of stress), based on linear elastic finite element analyses has been proposed to evaluate inelastic strains in anisotropic ...

Abstract: Mechanical components and structures loaded into inelastic region can fail by low cycle fatigue (LCF). Evaluation of inelastic strain is an important stage in the LCF life prediction methodology. ...

Abstract: A generalized threshold function for viscoplastic materials, which can also serve as a yield function in rate-independent plasticity, is suggested for materials that exhibit a strength differential ...

Abstract: Primary fretting fatigue variables such as contact pressure, slip amplitude and bulk cyclic stresses, at and near the contact interface between the rivet shank and panel hole in a single ...