Equation 21 · Part 1 · Why Materials Fail: Fracture, Flaws and the Inspection Interval
Symbol C
What this part means
the parameters.
Its job in the formula
C is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol C→Article meaning
Where the article explains it
The parameters C and m are fitted, not derived, and depend on environment, frequency, temperature and stress ratio.
The passage around this formula
The parameters C and m are fitted, not derived, and depend on environment, frequency, temperature and stress ratio. A mechanics review that proposes a generalised form of the law opens by conceding that “fatigue life prediction is still very much an empirical art rather than a science”, and notes that the power…
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A variable is a named place for a value. Its letter is a local label: x can mean position in one formula and a data point in another.
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Sources cited in the surrounding passage
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