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In this paper fatigue strength of T-type tubular joints subjected to in-plane bending or out-of-plane bending load is investigated. By considering material constants and initial crack sizes as random variables and applying Monte Carlo simulation method, we have given a statistical analysis on fatigue life. Simultaneosly, linear regression analyses of computed results are performed and compared with that of the known experimental data.
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Guo-hua, N., Zhi-yuan, W. & Ren-huai, L. Application of the probabilistic fracture mechanics method of predicting the fatigue life of tubular joints. Appl Math Mech 15, 1017–1023 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02455393
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