Feb 12 2009
Metal and composite materials used in structural engineering encounter in-service multiaxial fatigue loading leading to structural damage and deterioration. It is therefore vital that reliable methods are employed by engineers to enable effective testing and fatigue calculation.
Multiaxial notch fatigue from Woodhead Publishing assesses the fundamentals of fatigue assessment and summarises techniques devised by the author to design real components against multiaxial fatigue. Both the recognised modified Wöhler curve method and The modified Mason-Coffin curve method are investigated in-depth with a detailed review of the concepts behind both approaches. Multiaxial fatigue assessment is examined for notched components, welded structures and composite materials including stress quantities used in assessment.
This comprehensive title is bolstered with the inclusion of two appendices summarising over 100 values of the material characteristic length experimentally determined by testing specimens made of different engineering materials. 4500 experimental fatigue results are presented, generated by testing plain, notched and welded specimens under stress control ranging from low/medium to high fatigue strength.
Multiaxial notch fatigue is an invaluable resource for civil, mechanical and naval engineers as well as engineers working in the aerospace industry. Research and development specialists will also benefit from this valuable resource and research findings.