Fatigue damage estimation through continuum damage mechanics revisited

摘要

This paper presents an overview of estimation methodologies for predicting fatigue damage using continuum damage mechanics (CDM). It is comparatively a new tool for fatigue damage estimation. It is still progressing from inception in last three decades. During this period, many models are developed and discussed by several authors. The present paper is a review of some of well accepted models for estimation of fatigue damage to predict safe life of a structure.