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Gunnar Härkegård

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Gunnar Härkegård

Professor emeritus

gunnar.harkegard@ntnu.no
Verkstedteknisk, 220B, Gløshaugen, Richard Birkelands vei 2
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Areas of activity

Mechanical Integrity and Fatigue Design

 

Recent and current research activities

  • FeVIND: Fatigue assessment (methods and data) of ductile cast iron components for wind turbines
    • Weakest-link modelling, size effect
    • Determination of size distribution of casting defects by means of X-ray computed tomography
    • Monte-Carlo simulation of fatigue-crack growth from randomly distributed casting defects
  • MATSINT: Fatigue assessment of notches and cracks in ductile cast iron
    • Self-arresting cracks at notches
    • Fatigue assessment of notched components
    • Growth of (short) fatigue cracks
  • Advanced Fatigue Modelling in Design
    • Statistical description of defects
    • Probabilistic modelling of fatigue limit
  • Multiaxial fatigue assessment criteria
  • Probabilistic fatigue assessment of Francis turbine runners

 

Current teaching activities

  • TMM4195 Fatigue Design

 

Education and Experience

  • Professor of Solid Mechanics at NTH (Trondheim)
  • Visiting Professor at KTH (Stockholm), ETH (Zürich), University of Oxford and Visiting Fellow of Lincoln College (Oxford)
  • Research work on
    • Non-metallic inclusions and fatigue
    • Prestressed (wire-wound) high-pressure vessels
    • Fatigue and creep at notches
    • High-temperature fatigue
    • Creep design
    • Thermal stress
    • Fretting fatigue
    • Gas-turbine blades and disks
    • Growth of short fatigue cracks
    • Fatigue cracks at notches and defects incl. self-arresting cracks
    • Weakest-link fatigue analysis
    • Fatigue assessment of (heavy) components of ductile cast iron
    • FEA post-processor for fatigue assessment
    • Multiaxial fatigue
    • Fatigue assessment of Francis turbine runners
  • NTNU course in Machine Elements during ten years; Author of textbook (Tapir, 2004, edited reprint 2012) Dimensjonering av maskindeler
  • Twenty years of experience from Swedish and Swiss industry with responsibility for advanced stress and lifetime analyses, materials development and materials selection for gas and steam turbines and high-pressure equipment.
  • MSc (Engineering Physics) and DSc (Solid Mechanics) from KTH (Stockholm)

 

Membership in Academic and Professional Committees and Societies, Awards

  • Member of the Swedish Fatigue Network, UTMIS (SE), member of the board 2007-2010
  • Member of the European Structural Integrity Society, ESIS
  • Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IMechE (UK), since 2008
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Strain Analysis (UK) 1998-2007
  • CEGB Prize 2004
  • Life Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME (US)

 

Publications

Search under 'Research results/NVI, Surname: Härkegård or H*rkeg*rd, First name: Gunnar 

 

 

Competencies

  • Fatigue
  • Machine elements
  • Mechanical integrity
  • Turbomachinery

Publications

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2023

  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2023) Intrinsic-crack modelling of the notch fatigue limit of a solid with an elliptical-cylindrical or a spheroidal cavity. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article

2021

  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2021) Critical-distance fatigue analysis of limiting cases of ellipsoidal cavities. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article

2017

  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2017) Comparison between different methods for the prediction of the fatigue limit of a member with a small crack. Procedia Structural Integrity
    Academic article
  • Qvale, Paul; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2017) A simplified method for weakest-link fatigue assessment based on finite element analysis. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Klungerbo, Kristine; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2017) Finite element analysis of peak stress and stress gradient at an elliptical through-hole. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
    Academic article

2016

  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2016) Modelling the effect of a spherical cavity on the fatigue limit of a 12% Cr steel. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Skallerud, Bjørn Helge; Härkegård, Gunnar; Lotsberg, Inge; Wormsen, Anders. (2016) Preface to the special issue of International Journal of Fatigue on "fatigue at all scales". International Journal of Fatigue
    Editorial
  • Bruun, Øyvind Aleksander; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2016) Erratum: A comparative study of design code criteria for prediction of the fatigue limit under in-phase and out-of-phase tension-torsion cycles (International Journal of Fatigue (2015) 73 (1-16) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2014.10.015). International Journal of Fatigue
    Errata

2015

  • Bruun, Øyvind Aleksander; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2015) A comparative study of design code criteria for prediction of the fatigue limit under in-phase and out-of-phase tension-torsion cycles. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2015) Short-crack modelling of the effect of corrosion pits on the fatigue limit of 12% Cr steel. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article

2014

  • Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2014) A novel probabilistic fatigue assessment tool and its application to an offshore riser joint. Procedia Materials Science
    Academic article
  • Crawford, B. R.; Loader, C.; Liu, Q.; Harrison, T. J.; Sharp, P. K.; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2014) Experimental and modeling study of the effect of corrosion pitting on fatigue failure locations in aircraft components. Advanced Materials Research
    Academic article

2013

  • Cetin, Ali; Næss, Arvid; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2013) A physically based extreme value characterization of material fatigue. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar; Svensson, Thomas; Zambrano, Habib. (2013) Round-robin prediction of the fatigue limit of a ring of spheroidal graphite cast iron. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Zambrano, Habib; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2013) Self-arresting cracks at notches in ductile cast iron. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Cetin, Ali; Härkegård, Gunnar; Næss, Arvid. (2013) The fatigue limit: An analytical solution to a Monte Carlo problem. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article

2012

  • Karlén, Kristoffer; Mårten, Olsson; Ahmadi, Hamidreza; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2012) On the effect of random defects on the fatigue notch factor at different stress ratios. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2012) Damage tolerant design of cast components based on defects detected by 3D X-ray computed tomography. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Zambrano, Habib; Härkegård, Gunnar; Stärk, Klaus. (2012) Fracture toughness and growth of short and long fatigue cracks in ductile cast iron EN-GJS-400-18-LT. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar; Marquis, Gary. (2012) Guest Editorial, Special Issue ‘Fatigue Design & Material Defects’. International Journal of Fatigue
    Editorial
  • Härkegård, Gunnar; Marquis, Gary. (2012) Special Issue 'Fatigue Design & Material Defects'. International Journal of Fatigue
    Editorial
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2012) Dimensjonering av maskindeler. Tapir Akademisk Forlag Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Textbook

2011

  • Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2011) Fatigue life distribution and size effect in ductile cast iron for wind turbine components. Engineering Failure Analysis
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2011) International Symposium on Fatigue Design & Material Defects: Book of Abstracts. IPM, NTNU
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2011) Casting defects and fatigue behaviour of ductile cast iron for wind turbine components: A comprehensive study. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
    Academic article
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2011) Large scale axial fatigue testing of ductile cast iron for heavy section wind turbine components. Engineering Failure Analysis
    Academic article

2010

  • Cetin, Ali; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) Fatigue life prediction for large threaded components. Procedia Engineering
    Academic article
  • Zambrano, Habib; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) Self Arresting Fatigue Cracks at Notches in Nodular Cast Iron. Procedia Engineering
    Academic article
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar; Morin, N.. (2010) Fatigue Life Prediction of Components Made of Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron. Procedia Engineering
    Academic article
  • Harkegård, Gunnar; Halleraker, G. (2010) Assessment of methods for prediction of notch and size effects at the fatigue limit based on test data by Bohm and Magin. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article

2009

  • Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2009) Fatigue Crack Growth Simulation in Components with Random Defects. Journal of ASTM International
    Academic article

2008

  • Fjeldstad, Arne; Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) Simulation of fatigue crack growth in components with random defects. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Fjeldstad, Arne; Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) Approximate stress intensity factors for cracked V-notched specimens based on asymptotic solutions with application to T-joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) A post-processor for fatigue crack growth analysis based on a finite element stress field. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
    Academic article

2007

  • Wormsen, Anders; Sjödin, Björn; Härkegård, Gunnar; Fjeldstad, Arne. (2007) Non-local stress approach for fatigue assessment based on weakest-link theory and statistics of extremes. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2007) A post-processor for fatigue crack growth analysis based on a finite element stress field. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Mann, Torsten; Härkegård, Gunnar; Stärk, Klaus. (2007) Short fatigue crack growth in aluminium alloy 6082-T6. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Sjodin, B; Härkegård, Gunnar; Fjeldstad, Arne. (2007) Non-local stress approach for fatigue assessment based on weakest-link theory and statistics of extremes. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article

2006

  • Nakajo, Arata; Stiller, Christoph; Harkegård, Gunnar; Bolland, Olav. (2006) Modeling of thermal stresses and probability of survival of tubular SOFC. Journal of Power Sources
    Academic article
  • Tveiten, Bård Wathne; Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar; Myhr, Ole Runar; Bjørneklett, Børge. (2006) Fatigue life enhancement of aluminium joints through mechanical and thermal prestressing. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2006) The application of asymptotic solutions to a semi-elliptical crack at the root of a notch. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Mann, Torsten; Tveiten, Bård Wathne; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2006) Fatigue crack growth analysis of welded aluminium RHS T-joints with manipulated residual stress level. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Mann, Torsten; Härkegård, Gunnar; Tveiten, Bård. (2006) Fatigue assessment methods for welded structures and their application to an aluminium T-joint. Tapir Akademisk Forlag Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2006:129)
    Doctoral dissertation

2005

  • Härkegård, Gunnar; Wormsen, Anders. (2005) Non-linear analysis of shallow cracks in smooth and notched plates. Part 1: analytical evaluation. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2005) Non-linear analysis of shallow cracks in smooth and notched plates. Part 2: finite element validation. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
    Academic article
  • Huth, Hans-Jörg; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2005) Fatigue Design of Hydraulic Turbine Runners. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2005:19)
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Harkegård, Gunnar; Denk, Josef; Stärk, Klaus. (2005) Growth of naturally initiated fatigue cracks in ferritic gas turbine rotor steels. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article

2004

  • Huth, Hans-Jörg; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Experimental fatigue testing of standard and shape optimised Francis runner notches. NTNU
    Report
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Evaluation of the Gas Turbine Centre. The Swedish Energy Agency
    Report
  • Harkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Design and analysis of machine elements. Tapir Akademisk Forlag Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Textbook

Journal publications

  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2023) Intrinsic-crack modelling of the notch fatigue limit of a solid with an elliptical-cylindrical or a spheroidal cavity. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2021) Critical-distance fatigue analysis of limiting cases of ellipsoidal cavities. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2017) Comparison between different methods for the prediction of the fatigue limit of a member with a small crack. Procedia Structural Integrity
    Academic article
  • Qvale, Paul; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2017) A simplified method for weakest-link fatigue assessment based on finite element analysis. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Klungerbo, Kristine; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2017) Finite element analysis of peak stress and stress gradient at an elliptical through-hole. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2016) Modelling the effect of a spherical cavity on the fatigue limit of a 12% Cr steel. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Skallerud, Bjørn Helge; Härkegård, Gunnar; Lotsberg, Inge; Wormsen, Anders. (2016) Preface to the special issue of International Journal of Fatigue on "fatigue at all scales". International Journal of Fatigue
    Editorial
  • Bruun, Øyvind Aleksander; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2016) Erratum: A comparative study of design code criteria for prediction of the fatigue limit under in-phase and out-of-phase tension-torsion cycles (International Journal of Fatigue (2015) 73 (1-16) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2014.10.015). International Journal of Fatigue
    Errata
  • Bruun, Øyvind Aleksander; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2015) A comparative study of design code criteria for prediction of the fatigue limit under in-phase and out-of-phase tension-torsion cycles. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2015) Short-crack modelling of the effect of corrosion pits on the fatigue limit of 12% Cr steel. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2014) A novel probabilistic fatigue assessment tool and its application to an offshore riser joint. Procedia Materials Science
    Academic article
  • Crawford, B. R.; Loader, C.; Liu, Q.; Harrison, T. J.; Sharp, P. K.; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2014) Experimental and modeling study of the effect of corrosion pitting on fatigue failure locations in aircraft components. Advanced Materials Research
    Academic article
  • Cetin, Ali; Næss, Arvid; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2013) A physically based extreme value characterization of material fatigue. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar; Svensson, Thomas; Zambrano, Habib. (2013) Round-robin prediction of the fatigue limit of a ring of spheroidal graphite cast iron. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Zambrano, Habib; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2013) Self-arresting cracks at notches in ductile cast iron. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Cetin, Ali; Härkegård, Gunnar; Næss, Arvid. (2013) The fatigue limit: An analytical solution to a Monte Carlo problem. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Karlén, Kristoffer; Mårten, Olsson; Ahmadi, Hamidreza; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2012) On the effect of random defects on the fatigue notch factor at different stress ratios. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2012) Damage tolerant design of cast components based on defects detected by 3D X-ray computed tomography. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Zambrano, Habib; Härkegård, Gunnar; Stärk, Klaus. (2012) Fracture toughness and growth of short and long fatigue cracks in ductile cast iron EN-GJS-400-18-LT. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar; Marquis, Gary. (2012) Guest Editorial, Special Issue ‘Fatigue Design & Material Defects’. International Journal of Fatigue
    Editorial
  • Härkegård, Gunnar; Marquis, Gary. (2012) Special Issue 'Fatigue Design & Material Defects'. International Journal of Fatigue
    Editorial
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2011) Fatigue life distribution and size effect in ductile cast iron for wind turbine components. Engineering Failure Analysis
    Academic article
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2011) Casting defects and fatigue behaviour of ductile cast iron for wind turbine components: A comprehensive study. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
    Academic article
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2011) Large scale axial fatigue testing of ductile cast iron for heavy section wind turbine components. Engineering Failure Analysis
    Academic article
  • Cetin, Ali; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) Fatigue life prediction for large threaded components. Procedia Engineering
    Academic article
  • Zambrano, Habib; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) Self Arresting Fatigue Cracks at Notches in Nodular Cast Iron. Procedia Engineering
    Academic article
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar; Morin, N.. (2010) Fatigue Life Prediction of Components Made of Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron. Procedia Engineering
    Academic article
  • Harkegård, Gunnar; Halleraker, G. (2010) Assessment of methods for prediction of notch and size effects at the fatigue limit based on test data by Bohm and Magin. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2009) Fatigue Crack Growth Simulation in Components with Random Defects. Journal of ASTM International
    Academic article
  • Fjeldstad, Arne; Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) Simulation of fatigue crack growth in components with random defects. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Fjeldstad, Arne; Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) Approximate stress intensity factors for cracked V-notched specimens based on asymptotic solutions with application to T-joints. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) A post-processor for fatigue crack growth analysis based on a finite element stress field. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Sjödin, Björn; Härkegård, Gunnar; Fjeldstad, Arne. (2007) Non-local stress approach for fatigue assessment based on weakest-link theory and statistics of extremes. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2007) A post-processor for fatigue crack growth analysis based on a finite element stress field. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
    Academic article
  • Mann, Torsten; Härkegård, Gunnar; Stärk, Klaus. (2007) Short fatigue crack growth in aluminium alloy 6082-T6. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Sjodin, B; Härkegård, Gunnar; Fjeldstad, Arne. (2007) Non-local stress approach for fatigue assessment based on weakest-link theory and statistics of extremes. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Nakajo, Arata; Stiller, Christoph; Harkegård, Gunnar; Bolland, Olav. (2006) Modeling of thermal stresses and probability of survival of tubular SOFC. Journal of Power Sources
    Academic article
  • Tveiten, Bård Wathne; Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar; Myhr, Ole Runar; Bjørneklett, Børge. (2006) Fatigue life enhancement of aluminium joints through mechanical and thermal prestressing. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2006) The application of asymptotic solutions to a semi-elliptical crack at the root of a notch. Engineering Fracture Mechanics
    Academic article
  • Mann, Torsten; Tveiten, Bård Wathne; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2006) Fatigue crack growth analysis of welded aluminium RHS T-joints with manipulated residual stress level. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (FFEMS)
    Academic article
  • Härkegård, Gunnar; Wormsen, Anders. (2005) Non-linear analysis of shallow cracks in smooth and notched plates. Part 1: analytical evaluation. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
    Academic article
  • Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2005) Non-linear analysis of shallow cracks in smooth and notched plates. Part 2: finite element validation. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
    Academic article
  • Harkegård, Gunnar; Denk, Josef; Stärk, Klaus. (2005) Growth of naturally initiated fatigue cracks in ferritic gas turbine rotor steels. International Journal of Fatigue
    Academic article

Books

  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2012) Dimensjonering av maskindeler. Tapir Akademisk Forlag Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Textbook
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2011) International Symposium on Fatigue Design & Material Defects: Book of Abstracts. IPM, NTNU
    Exhibition catalogue
  • Harkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Design and analysis of machine elements. Tapir Akademisk Forlag Tapir Akademisk Forlag
    Textbook

Report

  • Mann, Torsten; Härkegård, Gunnar; Tveiten, Bård. (2006) Fatigue assessment methods for welded structures and their application to an aluminium T-joint. Tapir Akademisk Forlag Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2006:129)
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Huth, Hans-Jörg; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2005) Fatigue Design of Hydraulic Turbine Runners. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2005:19)
    Doctoral dissertation
  • Huth, Hans-Jörg; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Experimental fatigue testing of standard and shape optimised Francis runner notches. NTNU
    Report
  • Härkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Evaluation of the Gas Turbine Centre. The Swedish Energy Agency
    Report

Outreach

2017

  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2017) Short-crack modelling of the fatigue limit of plain and notched members with application to corrosion pits in a 12% Cr steel. IPM ASCR Personal invitation by the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic , Brno 2017-11-14 -
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2017) Comparison between different methods for the prediction of the fatigue limit of a member with a small crack. Politecnico di Milano 3rd International Symposium on Fatigue Design and Material Defects , Lecco 2017-09-19 - 2017-09-22

2014

  • Lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2014) Short-crack modelling of the effect of corrosion pits on the fatigue limit of a 12% Cr steel. Société Française de Métallurgie et Matériaux 2nd International Symposium on Fatigue Design & Material Defects , Paris 2014-06-11 - 2014-06-13
  • Lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2014) A novel probabilistic fatigue assessment tool and its application to an offshore riser joint. NTNU 20th European Conference of Fracture , Trondheim 2014-06-30 - 2014-07-04
  • Lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2014) Fatigue analysis of notches, defects and cracks. The Swedish Fatigue Network (UTMIS) The autumn meeting of the Swedish Fatigue Network , KTH, Stockholm 2014-10-20 - 2014-10-21

2013

  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2013) Fatigue crack growth threshold modelling of stress raisers with application to corrosion pits. Institutionen för hållfasthetslära Seminarieserie ved Hållfasthetslära, KTH , KTH, Stockholm 2013-01-31 -
  • Academic lecture
    Cetin, Ali; Härkegård, Gunnar; Næss, Arvid. (2013) The fatigue limit: An analytical solution to a Monte Carlo problem. ICEAF III: 3rd International Conference of Engineering Against Failure 2013-06-26 - 2013-06-28

2012

  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2012) Fatigue assessment of stress raisers with application to corrosion fatigue. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) EPRI Expert Workshop “Corrosion-Fatigue Damage and Life Prediction for Steam Turbine Blades” , Boston 2012-07-18 - 2012-07-19

2011

  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2011) Novel Methodology for Fatigue Design of Wind Turbine Components of Ductile Cast Iron. NOWITECH Wind Power R&D seminar - Deep sea offshore wind power , Trondheim 2011-01-20 - 2011-01-21
  • Academic lecture
    Karlén, Kristoffer; Olsson, Mårten; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2011) Comparison between experimentally determined fatigue notch factors and defect-based estimates. Swedish Fatigue Network (UTMIS) and NTNU/IPM International Symposium on Fatigue Design & Material Defects , Trondheim 2011-05-23 - 2011-05-25
  • Academic lecture
    Shirani, Mehdi; Härkegård, Gunnar; Mathes, Michael. (2011) Damage tolerant design of cast components based on defects detected by 3D X-ray computed tomography. Swedish Fatigue Network (UTMIS) and NTNU/IPM International Symposium on Fatigue Design & Material Defects , Trondheim 2011-05-23 - 2011-05-25
  • Poster
    Zambrano, Habib; Härkegård, Gunnar; Stärk, Klaus. (2011) Short fatigue crack growth in ductile cast iron. Swedish Fatigue Network (UTMIS) and NTNU/IPM International Symposium on Fatigue Design & Material Defects , Trondheim 2011-05-23 - 2011-05-25
  • Poster
    Härkegård, Gunnar; Cetin, Ali; Shirani, Mehdi; Zambrano, Habib. (2011) A defect-based fatigue design methodology. Swedish Fatigue Design Network (UTMIS) and NTNU/IPM International Symposium on Fatigue Design & Material Defects , Trondheim 2011-05-23 - 2011-05-25

2010

  • Academic lecture
    Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) Software for fatigue life assessment – Features and challenges. Swedish Fatigue Network UTMIS Spring Meeting ‘Post-processing of FEA stresses for fatigue assessment’ , Örebro 2010-05-25 - 2010-05-26
  • Academic lecture
    Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) A defect-based fatigue design methodology. KTH, Solid Mechanics Fred Nilsson Seminar , KTH, Stockholm 2010-11-25 -
  • Academic lecture
    Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) A shift from empirical to mechanism-based fatigue design criteria. Int Fatigue Congress Committee 10th International Fatigue Congress , Prague 2010-06-06 - 2010-06-11
  • Academic lecture
    Shirani, Mehdi; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) Fatigue Life Prediction of Components Made of Spheroidal Graphite Iron. 10th International Fatigue Congress , P 2010-06-06 - 2010-06-11
  • Academic lecture
    Zambrano, Habib; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) Self-Arresting Fatigue Cracks at Notches in Nodular Cast Iron. 10th International Fatigue Congress , Praha 2010-06-06 - 2010-06-11
  • Academic lecture
    Cetin, Ali; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2010) Fatigue Life Prediction for Large Threaded Components. 10th International Fatigue Congress , Praha 2010-06-06 - 2010-06-11

2008

  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) A post-processor for fatigue-crack growth analysis based on a finite-element stress field and its application to components with random defects. Institutionen för hållfasthetslära Seminarier i hållfasthetslära, KTH , KTH, Stockholm 2008-04-08 -
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) Physically based fatigue life prediction vs. empirical fatigue design – Towards a paradigm shift?. Scania Internt symposium, Scania , Södertälje 2008-05-29 -
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) Fatigue at notches: HCF, LCF, da/dn. Volvo Aero Internt symposium, Volvo Aero , Trollhättan 2008-04-16 -
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2008) Fatigue assessment based on weakest-link theory. Institutionen för hållfasthetslära Seminarier i hållfasthetslära, KTH , KTH, Stockholm 2008-03-11 -

2007

  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2007) Spännings- och utmattningsanalys i skön förening. Utmattningsnätverket i Sverige, UTMIS og Volvo UTMIS nätverksmöte , Braås 2007-01-30 - 2007-01-31
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2007) Utmattingsberegninger av støpte vindturbinkomponenter med hensyn til materialdefekter. Rolls-Royce Marine og Siemens Wind Power Prosjektmøte , Brande 2007-03-29 - 2007-03-29
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2007) Probabilistiske utmattingsberegninger. Statoil Invitert foredrag , Trondheim 2007-02-16 - 2007-02-16
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2007) Probabilistiske utmattingsberegninger av komponenter med materialdefekter. Støpvind og SINTEF Prosjektmøte , Trondheim 2007-03-21 - 2007-03-22
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2007) Utmattingsanalyse av vindmøllekomponenter. SINTEF Prosjektmøte , Trondheim 2007-02-07 - 2007-02-07
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2007) Utmatting og materialdefekter i komponenter av støpejern. SINTEF FeVIND-møte , Trondheim 2007-06-04 -

2006

  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2006) Fatigue-life prediction through post-processing of FEA stress fields. Alstom Power Invitert foredrag , Baden 2006-08-18 - 2006-08-18
  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar; Fjeldstad, Arne. (2006) P•FAT - the finite-element post-processor. GE Energy Prosjektmøte , Kjeller 2006-06-15 - 2006-06-15
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2006) Prosessbasert utmattingsdimensjonering av stykkstøpte lettmetallkomponenter. SINTEF Prosjektmøte , Trondheim 2006-03-28 - 2006-03-28
  • Academic lecture
    Fjeldstad, Arne; Härkegård, Gunnar; Wormsen, Anders. (2006) The influence of a stress gradient on the growth of a fatigue crack. Elsevier 9th international fatigue congress , Atlanta 2006-05-14 - 2006-05-19
  • Academic lecture
    Mann, Torsten; Härkegård, Gunnar; Stärk, Klaus. (2006) Short fatigue crack growth in aluminium alloy 6082-T6. Elsevier International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials VI , Hyannis 2006-09-17 - 2006-09-22
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2006) Durable light-alloy car components. BMW Forschungs- und Innovationszentrum Invitert foredrag , München 2006-05-09 - 2006-05-09
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2006) Nye perspektiver i levetidsberegninger av sveiste og usveiste konstruksjoner – Probabilistiske metoder. Stålmat og Statoil Materialdagen 2006 , Stavanger 2006-10-25 - 2006-10-25
  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2006) Weibull fatigue analysis of notched components under constant and variable amplitude loading. Elsevier 9th International Fatigue Congress , Atlanta 2006-05-14 - 2006-05-19
  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar; Huth, Hans-Jörg. (2006) Probabilistic fatigue assessment of a hydro-turbine blade model. Elsevier 9th International Fatigue Congress , Atlanta 2006-05-14 - 2006-05-19
  • Academic lecture
    Welte, Thomas Michael; Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2006) Influence of Different Operating Patterns on the Life of Francis Turbine Runners. HCI Publications, Inc. HydroVision 2006 , Portland 2006-07-31 - 2006-08-04

2005

  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Härkegård, Gunnar. (2005) A non-local procedure for the assessment of multiaxial high cycle fatigue failure: computer implementation. GE Energy (Norway) AS Foredrag , Trondheim 2005-01-20 - 2005-01-20

2004

  • Academic lecture
    Mann, Torsten; Tveiten, Bård Wathne; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Fatigue of Welded Aluminium T-joints. European Structural Integrity Society The 15th European Conference of Fracture , Stockholm 2004-08-11 - 2004-08-13
  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2004) A Local Approach for Cracks in Smooth and Notched Components. European Structural Integrity Society The 15th European Conference of Fracture - Advanced Fracture Mechanics for Life and Safety Assessment , Stockholm 2004-08-11 - 2004-08-13
  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2004) A Statistical Investigation of Fatigue Behaviour According To Weibull's Weakest-Link Theory. European Structural Integrity Society The 15th European Conference of Fracture - Advanced Fracture Mechanics for Life and Safety Assessments , Stockholm 2004-08-11 - 2004-08-13
  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Incorporating Finite Element Analysis into Component Fatigue Strength, Life and Reliability - Part 1. GE Power Systems Probabilistic fatigue design of hydraulic turbine runners , Kjeller 2004-08-26 - 2004-08-26
  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Incorporating Finite Element Analysis into Component Fatigue Strength, Life and Reliability - Part 2. GE Power Systems Turbinseminar , Trondheim 2004-11-18 - 2004-11-19
  • Academic lecture
    Wormsen, Anders; Harkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Probabilistic Fatigue Assessment. GE Power Systems Probabilistic fatigue design of hydraulic turbine runners , Kjeller 2004-03-10 - 2004-03-10
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Modellering av kast i aksler. Volvo Aero (Norway) Arbeidsgruppe "Maskinering av aksler" , Kongsberg 2004-02-11 - 2004-02-11
  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar. (2004) Utmattingsdimensionering - några personliga reflexioner. Utmattningsnätverket i Sverige (UTMIS) UTMIS vårmöte , SIEMENS Industrial Turbines, Finspång 2004-05-24 - 2004-05-25

2000

  • Academic lecture
    Härkegård, Gunnar; Huth, Hans-Jörg; Faanes, Steinar. (2000) FEA-based fatigue assessment methodology for hydraulic turbine runners. Churchill College Parsons 2000 - Advanced Materials for 21st Century Tubines and Power Plants , Cambridge 2000-07-03 - 2000-07-07

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