Title Rain flow cycle distributions for fatigue life prediction under Gaussian load processes
Authors Georg Lindgren, Igor Rychlik
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Publication Fatigue Fract. Engng. Mater. Struct.
Year 1987
Volume 10
Issue 3
Pages 251 - 260
Document type Article
Status Published
Quality controlled Yes
Language eng
Publisher FATIGUE & FRACTURE ENGINEERINGMATERIALS STRUCTURES LIMITED
Abstract English We present a new and simple definition of the Rain Flow Cycle count method for the analysis of a random load process. It is combined with the Palmgren-Miner damage rule, and a stochastic model for the fatigue life and fatigue limit variability. Algorithms are presented which make it possible to calculate the RFC-amplitude distribution, based on a Markov Chain approximation of local maxima and minima. The method derived would apply to structures subjected to random fatigue loads such as acoustic noise, random vibration or sea waves, etc.
ISBN/ISSN/Other ISSN: 8756-758X

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