Damage Equivalent Stress 1

[STH2561971]

I was wondering if anyone could help me with some quick instruction.

I have been assessing a large propellor shaft and have been presented witha table of damage equivalent data.

I appear to have a damage equivalentload set which I can input into my FE model. However could anyone explain what the significance of the output stress would be. Is it something which I could compare to say an allowable Yield or an endurance limit?

Any help would be most appreciated

Thanks

Stuart

 

[TVP]

Peruse some references on damage:

http://www.siresearch.info/projects/dtdh/index.php

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471152994.html

http://www.beasy.com/brochures/Integrity/damage.html