| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7171435 | International Journal of Fatigue | 2018 | 24 Pages |
Abstract
Location and scale parameters, λ and δ, of a Gumbel distribution are used to quantify defects in metallic materials. To determine the impact of these parameters on fatigue life performance and variability, fatigue crack growth simulations of 7075-T651 aluminum alloy were performed using a modified strip-yield model to produce S-N data. It was observed that defects representing initial crack lengths following a Gumbel distribution yield a fatigue life that follows a log-normal distribution. It was determined that location and scale parameters impact the fatigue life mean and standard deviation, but have little to no effect on the coefficient of variation.
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Authors
K.V. Anderson, S.R. Daniewicz,