Metallic materials are extensively used in engineering structures and fatigue failure is one of
the most common failure modes of metal structures. Fatigue phenomena occur when a …

Fatigue design of engineering structures is typically based on lifetime calculation using a
cumulative damage law. The linear damage rule by Miner is the universal standard for …

Fatigue failure of solder joints is one of the major causes of failure in electronic devices.
Fatigue life prediction models of solder joints were first put forward in the early 1960s, and …

Recent developments in microstructure‐sensitive computational modeling and experimental
verification have provided significant insight on how one can estimate fatigue damage and …

A technique for fatigue life prediction of metals is presented based on a microstructure-
sensitive estimation of plastic strain energy per cycle. The approach enables rapid …

The influence of stress triaxiality and Lode parameter on microvoid growth phase of ductile
fracture under ultra-low cycle fatigue (ULCF)(N f< 100, N f= cycles to failure) loading is …

Turbine blisk low cycle fatigue (LCF) is affected by various factors such as heat load,
structural load, operation parameters and material parameters; it seriously influences the …

This paper is concerned with a continuum formulation for irreversible energy dissipation that
accounts for generated acoustic emissions during the loading of the materials. Within a …

Accurately predicting the fatigue life of materials and components is of great significance for
ensuring the safety of mechanical equipment. In most strain-controlled fatigue experiments …

A statistical method for the estimation of plastic strain energy per cycle in metals
experiencing fatigue is presented. It is shown that the plastic strain distribution under cyclic …