Metal Fatigue: What It Is, Why It MattersThis book presents important concepts in metal fatigue in a straightforward manner, for the benefit of readers who must understand more advanced documents on a wide range of metal fatigue topics. The text shows how metal fatigue problems are solved in engineering practice. The book assumes no prior knowledge of metal fatigue, requiring only a basic understanding of stress analysis and mathematics covered in engineering undergraduate courses. |
Contents
Historical Background | 7 |
Constant Amplitude Fatigue | 15 |
Variable Amplitude and Multiaxial Fatigue 35 | 34 |
Fatigue Design | 67 |
The Uncracked Situation 83 | 82 |
8 | 135 |
Why Metal Fatigue Matters | 160 |
A Fracture Mechanics | 167 |
B Random Load Theory and RMS 203 | 202 |
Non Destructive Testing | 223 |
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amplitude fatigue loading Anon applied band random loading biaxial branch crack calculations Click-Use Licence clipping ratio components constant amplitude fatigue corner point singularity crack depth crack Figure crack length crack propagation rates crack tip crankshaft dimensional engineering example fatigue assessment fatigue crack paths fatigue crack propagation fatigue cycle fatigue limit fatigue strength fatigue testing fracture mechanics fracture toughness Frost Gaussian half cycle initial crack Linear Elastic LP Pook maximum mean stress metal fatigue metallic materials Miner's rule mixed mode Mode I branch Mode I crack Mode I stress narrow band random number of cycles peaks plane strain Rayleigh distribution residual stresses root mean square S/N curve Section shown in Figure shown schematically sometimes specimen Stage II fatigue standard load history steel stress field stress intensity factor stress range structures surface crack tensile tensile stress thickness tion usually variable amplitude fatigue welded joints WIT Press zero