“…Equations (11) demonstrate that the material local survival probability p(N, x, y, z) is mainly controlled by the initial crack distribution f (0, x, y, z, l 0 ), material fatigue resistance parameters g 0 and n, and external contact and residual stresses. Moreover, the material local survival probability p(N, x, y, z) is a decreasing function of N because l 0c from (5) is a decreasing function of N for n > 2.…”