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Fatigue Crack Growth

Detect - Assess - Avoid

  • Contains many practical examples
  • Combines fundamental mechanics theory with requirements for practical engineers
  • Includes many illustrations
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications (SMIA, volume 227)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Designing Components and Structures According to Strength Criteria

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 1-25
  3. Damages Caused by Crack Growth

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 27-53
  4. Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 55-112
  5. Fatigue Crack Growth Under Cyclic Loading with Constant Amplitude

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 113-151
  6. Experimental Determination of Fracture-Mechanical Material Parameters

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 153-186
  7. Fatigue Crack Growth Under Service Loads

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 187-221
  8. Simulations of Fatigue Crack Growth

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 223-237
  9. Crack Initiation Under Cyclic Loading

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 239-250
  10. Practical Examples

    • Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander
    Pages 251-283
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 285-292

About this book

This book offers a concise introduction to fatigue crack growth, based on practical examples. It discusses the essential concepts of fracture mechanics, fatigue crack growth under constant and variable amplitude loading and the determination of the fracture-mechanical material parameters. The book also introduces the analytical and numerical simulation of fatigue crack growth as well as crack initiation. It concludes with a detailed description of several practical case studies and some exercises.

The target group includes graduate students, researchers at universities and practicing engineers.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Universität Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany

    Hans Albert Richard

  • Lehrstuhl für Strukturmechanik, Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    Manuela Sander

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fatigue Crack Growth

  • Book Subtitle: Detect - Assess - Avoid

  • Authors: Hans Albert Richard, Manuela Sander

  • Series Title: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32534-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32532-3Published: 21 June 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32534-7Published: 13 June 2016

  • Series ISSN: 0925-0042

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7764

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 292

  • Number of Illustrations: 226 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Structural Materials, Solid Mechanics

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eBook USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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