The aggregate model of the evolutionary equation for fatigue damage accumulation in the structural materials of reactor vessels suffering from low- and high-cycle fatigue is presented. The reliability of the model is substantiated by comparing numerical results and experimental data.
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*Paper presented at the International Scientific Conference Fatigue and Thermofatigue of Materials and Structural Components (Kiev, 2013).
Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 5, pp. 109 – 114, September – October, 2014.
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Bol’shukhin, M.A., Ereev, M.N., Kozin, A.V. et al. Simulation of Fatigue Processes in the Structural Materials of Reactor Vessels Over a 102 – 1012 Cycle Durability Range*. Strength Mater 46, 672–676 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11223-014-9600-4
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