Reliability analysis is an important tool for assisting the design phase of a power electronic
converter to fulfill its life-cycle specifications. Existing converter-level reliability analysis …

In the past decade, high-frequency mechanical impact (HFMI) has significantly developed as
a reliable, effective, and user-friendly method for post-weld fatigue strength improvement …

Post-treatment techniques like the high frequency mechanical impact treatment (HFMI)
exhibit a significant fatigue life enhancement of welded joints. The effectiveness of this …

Fatigue tests were conducted of steel non-load carrying filet welded attachments subjected
to ultrasonic impact treatment (UIT) at various levels simulating proper, under-, and over …

This study proposes a local MIL-HDBK-5D equivalent stress (LMES) based approach to
investigate the fatigue lives of Portable Pneumatic Needle-Peening (PPP) treated gusset …

Abstract Ultrasonic Impact Treatment (UIT) is a surface treatment method that uses
ultrasound to create high-frequency, high-intensity impact loads on the surface of metallic …

Within stress‐based fatigue assessment concepts, causes that do not influence the fatigue
stress parameters, such as temperature, can only be accounted for by means of modification …

Abstract The International Institute of Welding published IIW-recommendations for the HFMI-
treatment, which covers fatigue assessment procedures and quality assurances guidelines …

Corrosion can significantly affect the fatigue strength of steel structures. On the one hand, it
can cause stress concentrations by changing the surface geometry, and on the other hand, it …

The weld seam is generally the weak point of welded mechanical parts subject to fatigue
loading. For this issue, a post-weld mechanical surface process called high-frequency …