This study intends to make clear the effects of the property of base metal, specimen width, sheet thickness and nugget diameter on the initiation life of fatigue crack and the propagation life in ...

Fatigue life is a key concern in welded-steel frames for mobile equipment that experience large and varying dynamic loads. For engineers who design welded-steel structures subject to dynamic loading, ...

Mechanical parts are more frequently subjected to cyclic loads than solely static loads. Fatigue issues are commonly observed in turbine blades, aerospace components, locomotive systems, large ...

Engineers have demonstrated improvements in the fatigue life of high strength aluminum alloys by 25 times -- a significant outcome for the transport manufacturing industry. A world-first study by ...

A research team led by professors Zhang Zhefeng and Zhang Zhenjun from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a novel strategy for fabricating an ...

RAILWAY AGE, MARCH 2023 ISSUE: Welcome to “Timeout for Tech with Gary T. Fry, Ph.D., P.E.” Each month, we examine a technology topic that professionals in the railway industry have asked to learn more ...