The purpose of this Handbook is to provide a review of the knowledge and experiences in the field of fatigue fracture mechanics. It is well-known that engineeri

This comprehensive overview of the whole field of fatigue and fracture of metallic materials covers both the theoretical background and some of the latest exper

Understand why fatigue happens and how to model, simulate, design and test for it with this practical, industry-focused reference Written to bridge the technolo

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