Fatigue damage leads to a serious traffic accident

The engineering forensic analysis of a traffic accident involving a truck and a bus is presented. Fractographic, metallographic and mechanical studies and numerical models of load transfer and crack propagation were made. A mechanical failure due to fatigue crack propagation was the immediate cause...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Otegui, Luis Jose
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/37750
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/37750
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fatigue
Fracture
Traffic Accident Reconstruction
Wear
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Sumario:The engineering forensic analysis of a traffic accident involving a truck and a bus is presented. Fractographic, metallographic and mechanical studies and numerical models of load transfer and crack propagation were made. A mechanical failure due to fatigue crack propagation was the immediate cause of the accident. However, a series of other factors contributed to the accident, which are also discussed.