Pook, L. P. <br/><br/>
Metal fatigue :  what it is, why it matters / 
Les Pook. 
 - Dordrecht ;  [London] :  Springer,  c2007. 
 - xvii, 264 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Solid mechanics and its applications ;  v. 145 .
 - Solid mechanics and its applications ;  v. 145. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-257) and index. 
<br/><br/>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 -- [Appendix] A : fracture mechanics -- [Appendix] B : random load theory and RMS -- [Appendix] C : non destructive testing. 
<br/><br/> Presenting important ideas in metal fatigue, this book defines the terminology used in the field, as well as providing a brief description of its mechanisms and the basis of design against the fatigue failure of components and structures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781402055966 (hbk.) 140205596X (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>11511229 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007425762 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Metals--Fatigue.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA460  / .P636 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620.166