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A simple direct simulation method for stochastic fatigue-load generation is described in this paper. The simulation method is based on the assumption that only the peaks of the load process significantly affect the fatigue life. The method requires the conditional distribution functions of load ranges given the last peak values. Analytical estimates of these distribution functions are presented in the paper and compared with estimates based on a more accurate simulation method. In the more accurate simulation method samples at equidistant times are generated by approximating the stochastic load process by a Markov process. Two different spectra from two tubular joints in an offshore structure (one narrow banded and one wide banded) are considered in an example. The results show that the simple direct method is quite efficient and results in a simulation speed of about 3000 load cycles per second using a personal computer. Finally the proposed simulation method for fatigue-load generation is tested by comparing some fatigue damage measures obtained by the simulation methods.
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Sørensen, J.D., Brincker, R. Simulation of stochastic loads for fatigue experiments. Experimental Mechanics 29, 174–182 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02321372
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