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An Analytical Life Prediction Model for the Crack Propagation Occurring in Contact Fatigue Failure

M. T. Hanson Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 40506
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L. M. Keer Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 60208
Pages 451-461 | Published online: 25 Mar 2008

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