Abstract
Abstract This study presents a numerical prediction of the fatigue life of steel panels repaired by a composite patch. The effect of length cracks, the stress ratio R and properties of the patch is presented. The obtained results show that the bonded composite repair significantly reduces the stress intensity factors at the tip of repaired cracks. The results are in a good agreement with those in the literature. The Monte Carlo method is used to predict the distribution function governing crack propagation in fatigue analysis. In computing the failure probability of the structure, we consider the statistical uncertainty associated with key variables, along with the previously discussed model uncertainty. The results obtained highlight the considerable impact of variations in crack length and stress ratio on the distribution function. Notably, uncertainty in these parameters significantly amplifies the probability of structural failure in plates, thereby diminishing overall structural durability.
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