[1] B. Deepanraj, P. Lawrence, Theoretical Analysis of Gas Turbine Blades by Finite Element Method, Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 8(1-2) (2011) 1-11.
[2] W. Abbasi, S. Rahman, NDE Inspections and Lifetime Assessmentof Turbine Equipment, Power-Gen International, (2008).
[3] S. Barella, M. Boniardi, S. Cincera, P. Pellin, X. Degive, S. Gijbels, Failure analysis of a third stage gas turbine blade, Engineering Failure Analysis, 18(1) (2011) 386-393.
[4] H. Kim, Study of the fracture of the last stage blade in an aircraft gas turbine, Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(7) (2009) 2318-2324.
[5] S. Qu, C. Fu, C. Dong, J. Tian, Z. Zhang, Failure analysis of the 1st stage blades in gas turbine engine, Engineering Failure Analysis, 32 (2013) 292-303.
[6] N. Vardar, A. Ekerim, Failure analysis of gas turbine blades in a thermal power plant, Engineering Failure Analysis, 14(4) (2007) 743-749.
[7] K.-S. Song, S.-G. Kim, D. Jung, Y.-H. Hwang, Analysis of the fracture of a turbine blade on a turbojet engine, Engineering Failure Analysis, 14(5) (2007) 877-883.
[8] H. Kazempour-Liacy, S. Abouali, M. Akbari- Garakani, Failure analysis of a first stage gas turbine blade, Engineering Failure Analysis, 18(1) (2011) 517-522.
[9] G. Farrahi, M. Tirehdast, E.M.K. Abad, S. Parsa, M. Motakefpoor, Failure analysis of a gas turbine compressor, Engineering Failure Analysis, 18(1) (2011) 474-484.
[10] H. Kim, Crack evaluation of the fourth stage blade in a low-pressure steam turbine, Engineering Failure Analysis, 18(3) (2011) 907-913.
[11] C.R. Brooks, Heat treatment, structure, and properties of nonferr ous alloys, American Society for metals, 1982.
[12] C. Sims, N. Stoloff, W.C. Hagel, Superalloys II: High Temperature Materials for Aerospace and Industrial Power. 1987, NY: John Wiley & Sons.
[13] Z. Mazur, A. Luna-Ramirez, J. Juárez-Islas, A. Campos-Amezcua, Failure analysis of a gas turbine blade made of Inconel 738LC alloy, Engineering failure analysis, 12(3) (2005) 474-486.
[14] T.J. Carter, Common failures in gas turbine blades, Engineering Failure Analysis, 12(2) (2005) 237-247.
[15] C. Barbosa, J. Nascimento, I. Caminha, I. Abud, Microstructural aspects of the failure analysis of nickel base superalloys components, Engineering Failure Analysis, 12(3) (2005) 348-361.
[16] R. Viswanathan, An investigation of blade failures in combustion turbines, Engineering Failure Analysis, 8(5) (2001) 493-511.
[17] N. Eliaz, G. Shemesh, R. Latanision, Hot corrosion in gas turbine components, Engineering failure analysis, 9(1) (2002) 31-43.
[18] J. Hou, B.J. Wicks, R.A. Antoniou, An investigation of fatigue failures of turbine blades in a gas turbine engine by mechanical analysis, Engineering Failure Analysis, 9(2) (2002) 201-211.
[19] J.-C. Chang, Y.-H. Yun, C. Choi, J.-C. Kim, Failure analysis of gas turbine buckets, Engineering failure analysis, 10(5) (2003) 559-567.
[20] J. Gallardo, J. Rodrı́guez, E. Herrera, Failure of gas turbine blades, Wear, 252(3-4) (2002) 264-268.
[21] M. Khajavi, M. Shariat, Failure of first stage gas turbine blades, Engineering Failure Analysis, 11(4)(2004) 589-597.
[22] N. Lourenço, M. Graça, L. Franco, O. Silva, Fatigue failure of a compressor blade, Engineering failure analysis, 15(8) (2008) 1150-1154.
[23] L. Witek, M. Wierzbińska, A. Poznańska, Fracture analysis of compressor blade of a helicopter engine, Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(5) (2009) 1616- 1622.
[24] J. Kubiak, G. Urquiza, J. Rodriguez, G. González, I. Rosales, G. Castillo, J. Nebradt, Failure analysis of the 150 MW gas turbine blades, Engineering Failure Analysis, 16(6) (2009) 1794-1804.
[25] Z. Huda, Metallurgical failure analysis for a blade failed in a gas-turbine engine of a power plant, Materials & Design, 30(8) (2009) 3121-3125.
[26] A. Devillez, G. Le Coz, S. Dominiak, D. Dudzinski, Dry machining of Inconel 718, workpiece surface integrity, Journal of Materials Processing Technology,211(10) (2011) 1590-1598.
[27] A. Kostyuk, V. Frolov, Steam and gas turbines, Mir Pub., 1988.
[28] J.W. Sawyer, Sawyer's Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook: Application, Gas Turbine Publications, 1972.