A GENERAL METHOD FOR THE FATIGUE-RESISTANT DESIGN OF MECHANICAL COMPONENTS. PART 1: GRAPHICAL

Presented is a graphical method for the direct solution of fatigue design problems where the mode of overloading is to be taken into account. The material fatigue failure diagram is modified to give a new failure diagram called the safety diagram. The infinity of possible component designs is described by a line called the locus of design points. The intersection of the locus of design points with the safety failure diagram yields a direct design solution. Because of graphical difficulties, the method is limited to those cases where the locus of design points and the load lines are straight lines.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper will also be published in the ASME Journal of Engineering for Industry.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Mitchell, L D
  • Vaughan, D T
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Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Fracture mechanics; Mechanical engineering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Fatigue analysis
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081626
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ASME Journal of Mechanical Engineering
• Report/Paper Numbers: #74-WA/DE-4 Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1976 12:00AM