TY - BOOK AU - Pook,L.P. TI - Metal fatigue: what it is, why it matters T2 - Solid mechanics and its applications SN - 9781402055966 (hbk.) AV - TA460 .P636 2007 U1 - 620.166 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Dordrecht, [London] PB - Springer KW - Metals KW - Fatigue N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-257) and index; 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0712/2007425762.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0824/2007425762-d.html ER -