Fatigue of materials and structures : fundamentals / edited by Claude Bathias, Andre Pineau.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vol. 1. Fundamental concepts. Introduction to fatigue : fundamentals and methodology / André Pineau and Claude Bathias -- Modeling of fatigue strength and endurance curve / Henri-Paul Lieurade -- Fatigue crack initiation / Paul Rabbe and Louis Anquez -- Low-cycle fatigue / André Pineau -- Gigacycle fatigue / Claude Bathias -- Fatigue crack growth laws / Jacques Masounave, Jean-Paul Baïlon and John-Ivan Dickson -- Short crack propagation / Yves Verreman -- Plastic deformation mechanisms at the crack tip / Claude Bathias -- Local approach to fatigue crack growth / Sylvie Pommier -- Corrosion fatigue / Régis Pelloux and Jean-Marc Genkin -- Effect of environment / Jean Petit and Christine Sarrazin-Baudoux -- Fatigue under variable amplitude loadings / Thierry Palin-Luc -- vol. 2. Application to damage and design.

Fatigue and fracture result in billions of dollars of damage each year. The design of mechanical structures with improved and predictable durability cannot be achieved without a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of fatigue damage and more specifically the relationships between the microstructure of materials and their fatigue properties. This book provides an authoritative, comprehensive and unified treatment of the mechanics and micromechanisms of fatigue in metals, polymers and composites. Each chapter is devoted to one of the major classes of materials or to different types of fatigue damage, thereby providing overall coverage of the field. The book examines the various causes of fatigue including crack growth, defects, temperature, environmental, and corrosion, and will be an important and much used reference for students, practicing engineers and researchers.

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