Gaussian Process for Machine Learning-Based Fatigue Life Prediction Model under Multiaxial Stress–Strain Conditions

Abstract

In this paper, a new method for fatigue life prediction under multiaxial stress-strain conditions is developed. The method applies machine learning with the Gaussian process for regression to build a fatigue model. The fatigue failure mechanisms are reflected in the model by the application of the physics-based stress and strain invariants as input quantities. The application of the machine learning algorithm solved the problem of assigning an adequate parametric fatigue model to given material and loading conditions. The model was verified using the experimental data on the CuZn37 brass subjected to various cyclic loadings, including non-proportional multiaxial strain paths. The performance of the machine learning-based fatigue life prediction model is higher than the performance of the well-known parametric models.