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MSC.Nastran Bibliography

Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics

Alden, J.; Way, G. Investigations Into the Fatigue Behaviour of Bolted Joints, The Third Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., Paper No. 17, November, 1989. 

Armand, Sasan C.; Liao, Mei-Hwa; Morris, Ronald W. A Transient Plasticity Study and Low Cycle Fatigue Analysis of the Space Station Freedom Photovoltaic Solar Array Blanket, The MSC 1990 World Users Conf. Proc., Vol. I, Paper No. 19, March, 1990. 

Arnold, Rocky Richard; Collins, Patrick, S. Prediction of Break-Out Patterns for Aircraft Canopies Fragilized Mechanically or with Detonating Cord, MSC 1996 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 11, June, 1996. 

Aslani, Chang; Yatheendar, Manicka; Visintainer, Randal, H.; Rohweder, David S.; Lopez de Alda, Juan. Simulation of Proving Ground Events for Heavy Truck Cabs Using Adams, MSC/NASTRAN, and P/FATIGUE, MSC 1994 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 5, June 1994. 

Bishop, N. W. M.; Lack, L. W.; Li, T.; Kerr, S. C. Analytical Fatigue Life Assessment of Vibration Induced Fatigue Damage, MSC 1995 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 18, May, 1995. 

Blackmore, P. An Integrated Approach to Fatigue Durability Management, The Sixth Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., November, 1992. 

Blackmore, Dr. Peter A.; Ensor, David F. Progress Towards an Integrated System for Fatigue Durability Management, Seventh Australasian Users Conf. Proc., Sydney, October, 1993.  Paper no. 6.

Buettner, Arthur; Quesnel, David. Evaluation of Fracture Specimen Using Multimesh Extrapolation, The MSC 1992 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 35, May, 1992. 

Chamis, C. C.; Manos, P.; Sinclair, J. H.; Winemiller, J. R. NASTRAN Use for Cyclic Response and Fatigue Analysis of Wind Turbine Towers, Sixth NASTRAN Users' Colloq., pp. 213-234, October, 1977, (NASA CP-2018). 

Chen, P. C. T. On Elastic-Plastic Analysis of an Overloaded Breech Ring Using NASTRAN, Tenth NASTRAN Users' Colloq., pp. 143-152, May, 1982, (NASA CP-2249). 

Climent, H.; Casalengua, J. Acoustic Fatigue Stresses Prediction Using PSD Technique in MSC/NASTRAN. Comparison with Test Results, Proc. of the 20th MSC European Users' Conf., Paper No. 21, September, 1993. 

D'Alessandro Caprice, Manfredo. Finite Element Analysis of Delamination Growth in Compressively Loaded Composite Materials, MSC 23rd European Users' Conf. Proc., Italian Session, September, 1996. 

de Toledo Fontana, Fabio. Stress Concentration on a Loaded Hole in a Plate in Tension, Proc. of the 2nd MSC/NASTRAN Users' Conf. in Brazil, Paper No. 11, March, 1993, in Portuguese. 

Dzuba, A. S.; Grigoriev, V. D.; Pisarev, V. S. Comparison of the MSC/NASTRAN and Holographic Interferometry Data on a Local Strain/Stress Evaluation in the Elasto-Plastic Range, MSC 1996 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. I, Paper No. 10, June, 1996. 

Ertas, A.; Mustafa, G.; Cuvalci, O. Comparison of Fracture Mechanics and S-N Curve Approaches in Designing Drill Pipe, American Soc. of Mechanical Engineers, Petroleum Division, Vol. 26, pp. 45-50, January, 1989. 

Feltrin, Con; Rao, Ananda. Stress and Fatigue Analysis of a Boiler Sootblower Opening, The Fifth Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., Paper No. 13, November, 1991. 

Gielen, L.; Brughmans, M.; Petellat, C. A Stepwise Approach for Fatigue Evaluation of Engine Accessories Prior to Prototyping Using Hybrid Modelling Technology, MSC 1996 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. III, Paper No. 29, June, 1996. 

Gielen, L.; Van der Auweraer, H.; Pétellat, C. Überprüfung und Vervollständigung eines Finite-Elemente-Modell und hybride Substruktur-Techniken zur Vorhersage des dynamischen Verhaltens von Motor-Anbauteilen, MSC European Users' Conf., Paper No. 25, September, 1996. 

Haylen, Peter. Reactions in a Turbogenerator Set Shaft Due to Electrical Disturbances, The Fifth Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., Paper No. 18, November, 1991. 

Heerschap M. E. An Interactive Computer Aided Design System for Cut-Outs in Pressurized Aircraft Fuselages, MSC 1995 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 43, May, 1995. 

Herbert, Andrew A.; Villeneuva, Lou. The Successful Combination of Finite Element Analysis and Testing in the Design of the Borg Warner Australia M85LE Automatic Transmission Case, The Second Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., Paper No. 10, November, 1988. 

Heskitt, Michael J. Fracture Mechanics Computations with MSC/PROBE, The MSC 1991 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 41, March, 1991. 

Heyes, P.; Dakin, J.; St. John, C.; Cowte, R. The Assessment and Use of Linear Static FE Stress Analyses for Durability Calculations, Actes de la 2ème Confèrence Française Utilisateurs des Logiciels MSC, Toulouse, France, September, 1995. 

Heyes, Peter; Fermer, Mikael. A Spot-Weld Fatigue Analysis Module in the MSC/FATIGUE, MSC 3rd French Users' Conf. Proc., September, 1996. 

Heyes, Peter; Fermér, Mikael. A Spot-Weld Fatigue Analysis Module in the MSC/FATIGUE Environment, MSC 1996 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. III, Paper No. 30, June, 1996. 

Hussain, M. A.; Lorensen, W. E.; Pflegl, G. The Quarter-Point Quadratic Isoparametric Element as a Singular Element for Crack Problems, NASTRAN: Users' Exper., pp. 419-438, October, 1976, (NASA TM X-3428). 

Ibrahim, R. N.; Kelly, D. W.; Stark, H. L. The Use of MSC/NASTRAN in Fracture Mechanics Research at the University of New South Wales, The Third Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., Paper No. 4, November, 1989. 

Kamil, S.; Pramono, A.; Santoso, T.; Imadi, A. Stress Analysis of CN-235 FLAPTRACK for Fatigue Life Determination, The MSC 1988 World Users Conf. Proc., Vol. I, Paper No. 33, March, 1988. 

Lam, K. Y.; Ong, W. C.; Tay, K. C. Supercomputing in Computational Mechanics for Industrial Applications, Proc. of the Singapore Supercomputing Conference '90, 1991. 

Lee, Sang H.; Lin, T. L. Self-Adaptive Gap/Friction Element in MSC/NASTRAN, The MSC 1991 World Users' Conf. Proc., Vol. II, Paper No. 39, March, 1991. 

Leung, K. L.; Zavareh, P. B.; Beskos, D. E. 2-D Elastostatic Analysis by a Symmetric BEM/FEM Scheme, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements v15 n1 1995. 

Melis, Matthew E.; Ogonek, Joseph A. A Life Prediction Algorithm Implemented in P3 Using PCL, MSC 1995 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 19, May, 1995. 

Mukerji, Rajiv. Stress Analysis of Rolling Mills Housings, The Second Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., Paper No. 3, November, 1988. 

Nemeth, Noel N.; Powers, Lynn M.; Janosik, Lesley, A. Time-Dependent Reliability Analysis of Monolithic Ceramic Components Using the CARES/LIFE Integrated Design Program, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference of Composites and Advanced Ceramic Materials, 1993. 

Owens, David. Fatigue Life Evaluation Using Finite Element Analysis in the Australian Power Industry, Seventh Australasian Users Conf. Proc., Sydney, October, 1993. 

Rau, Ming-Ying; Chao, Ru-Min. Fracture Analysis of an Arc Shape Crack with Crack Surface Partially in Contact, The Fifth Annual MSC Taiwan Users' Conf. Proc., November, 1993. 

Rayner, Bill; Hecht, Eric. Stress and Fatigue Analysis of a Mineral Processing Nutator, The Sixth Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., November, 1992. 

Schiermeier, John. Computation of Stress Intensity Factors Using MSC/PROBE Version 5, The MSC 1993 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 76, May, 1993. 

Schwab, H. L.; Caffrey, J.; Lin, J. Fatigue Analysis Using Random Vibration, MSC 1995 World Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 17, May, 1995. 

Schweiger, W.; Geyer, A. Design Sensitivity and Life Estimate, Proc. of the MSC/NASTRAN Eur. Users' Conf., May, 1986. 

Srinivasulu, B.; Rao, Ananda. Application of Finite Element Method in Crack Propagation Fatigue Analysis, Seventh Australasian Users Conf. Proc., Sydney, October, 1993. Paper No. 7. 

Su, Ming-Chu; Chao, Ru-Min. Computer Simulation of Crack Growth of the Swath Ship, The Sixth Annual MSC Taiwan Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 8, November, 1994. 

Suzukiri, Yoshihiro. Elastic Crack Analysis, The Second MSC/NASTRAN User's Conf. in Japan, October, 1984, in Japanese. Paper No. 10. 

Unger, B.; Eichlseder, Wilfried; Schuch, F. Predicting the Lifetime of Dynamically Stressed Components, Proc. of the 20th MSC European Users' Conf., Paper No. 36, September, 1993. 

Van Ryswyk, Leo Martin. Fatigue Life Assessment of the NHTF Coal Hopper Wagon Using Finite Element Methods, The First Australasian MSC Users Conf. Proc., Paper No. 14, June, 1987. 

Wilkinson, R. F.; Kelley, J. W. A Failsafe Analysis Using NASTRAN's Piecewise Linear Analysis with a Nine Node Linear Crack Element, NASTRAN: Users' Exper., pp. 181-200, September, 1975, (NASA TM X-3278). 

Woytowitz, P. J.; Citerley, R. L. Crack Elements for COSMIC/NASTRAN, Thirteenth NASTRAN Users' Colloq., pp. 32-46, May, 1985, (NASA CP-2373). 

Yosibash, Z.; Schiff, B. An Improved Element to Cover 2-D Singular Points Arising from Sharp Edges and Cracks - Element Characteristics, Experience and Implementation via MSC/NASTRAN, Proc. of the 19th MSC European Users' Conf., Paper No. 29, September, 1992. 

Zaphir, Zvi. Crack Propagation Analysis Using NASTRAN Superelement Capability, MSC/NASTRAN Users' Conf. Proc., Paper No. 4, March, 1983.