Research on the Scope of Spectral Width Parameter of Frequency Domain Methods in Random Fatigue

• Published in: Applied sciences Vol. 10; no. 14; p. 4715
• Main Authors: Xu, Jie, Zhang, Yaolei, Han, Qinghua, Li, Jia, Lacidogna, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Bandwidths; Civil engineering; Expected values; Fatigue; Fatigue testing machines; finite element analysis; frequency-domain method; Life cycle assessment; life estimation; Load; Materials; Methods; random fatigue; Spectra; spectral width parameter; Spectrum allocation; stationary Gaussian random process; Stochastic models; China
• ISSN: 2076-3417; 2076-3417
• DOI: 10.3390/app10144715

In the current fatigue life calculation theory, the most commonly used method is the frequency domain method. However, most of the frequency domain fatigue life prediction models do not indicate the scope of the application of the spectral width parameter. Different frequency domain methods have strict applicability to the spectral width parameter, and improper model selection will lead significant error. Therefore, it is particularly important to determine the scope of application of the spectral width parameter for different frequency-domain methods. This paper firstly introduces the current frequency domain methods, then simulates the analogue spectrum and selects three materials for comparison in the different frequency-domain methods. By analyzing and comparing the results of random fatigue life and relative error results, the application of different frequency-domain methods is obtained, and random vibration simulation verification is carried out with the practical engineering example, which can provide a reference for the selection of life prediction models.