A Reinterpretation of the Palmgren-Miner Rule for Fatigue Life Prediction

Abstract

It is shown that the simple Palmgren-Miner linear cumulative damage rule is a special case of a general cumulative damage theory previously established. Predictions of lifetimes for families of multistage loadings according to the Palmgren-Miner rule and the general cumulative damage theory are compared with the aim of arriving at qualitative guyidelines for applicability of the Palmgren-Miner rule in cyclic loading programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA066457

Entities

People

  • Zvi Hashin

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Computations
  • Curve Fitting
  • Differential Equations
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Experimental Data
  • Fatigue Life
  • Inequalities
  • Life Tests
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Pennsylvania
  • Residuals
  • Sequences
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.