Metal Fatigue What It Is, Why It Matters /

• Main Author: Pook, Les (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 145
• Subjects: Materials science.; Continuum mechanics.; Engineering design.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Metals.; Materials Science.; Materials Science, general.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Metallic Materials.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Engineering Design.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

Table of Contents:

• Historical Background
• Constant Amplitude Fatigue
• Variable Amplitude and Multiaxial Fatigue
• Fatigue Design
• The Uncracked Situation
• The Cracked Situation
• Fatigue Crack Paths
• Why Metal Fatigue Matters.