Bayesian-Informed Fatigue Life Prediction for Shallow Shell Structures
Jul 07, 2025
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Article Category: Research Article
Published Online: Jul 07, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fas-2024-0001
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Model errors of the Co-Kriging predictions for Keff and N, compared to the test dataset_
4.613 | 0.621 | 0.998 | |||
12.376 | 78.035 | 6.887×104 cycles | 1.112×105 cycles | 0.985 |
Convergence results of the inferred mean and standard deviation from Bayesian inference, along with the associated computational cost in terms of CPU time_
True EIFSD | 8.470 | × | 0.424 | × | × | |
8.552 | 0.968 | 0.503 | 18.9 | 7.88 | 1.15 | |
8.440 | 0.354 | 0.406 | 4.02 | 79.46 | 4.59 | |
Adaptive (27 steps) | 8.465 | 0.059 | 0.401 | 5.20 | 75.12 | 2.21 |
Details of the shell structure parameters and the random variables used in the EIFS inference_
Inner width | Lognormal | 0.468 m | 0.01 | |
Inner length | Lognormal | 0.273 m | 0.01 | |
Inner radius | Lognormal | 0.127 m | 0.01 | |
Thickness | Lognormal | 0.01 m | 0.01 | |
Radius of curvature | Lognormal | 2.73 m | 0.01 | |
Crack initiation angle | Lognormal | 29.24° | 0.05 | |
Domain pressure | Lognormal | 7.1 Psi | 0.04 | |
Paris law constant | Lognormal | 0.1 | ||
Paris law exponent | Lognormal | 3.59 | 0 |