General Introduction
1 General Concepts of Materials Under Cyclic Loading
1.1 Highlighting fatigue phenomenon
1.2 Different stages of fatigue damage
1.3 Different approaches in fatigue design
1.4 Brief summary
Questions and thinking
2 Cyclic Behaviour and Low Cycle Fatigue
2.1 Behaviour of materials under mechanical loadings
2.2 Fatigue life under low eyele fatigue
2.3 Mechanisms of cyclic plasticity and crack initiation
2.4 Modelling of cyelic behaviour of materials
2.5 Effect of mechanical surface treatment on cyelic behaviour
2.6 Brief summary
Questions and thinking
3 Fatigue Endurance and High Cycle Fatigue
3.1 Characterization of properties under cyclic loading
3.2 Influencing factors for fatigue resistance
3.3 Mathematical presentation of fatigue life
3.4 Other cyclic testing methods
3.5 Brief summary
Questions and thinking
4 Mechanical Properties Under Ultrasonic Fatigue
4.1 Basics of ultrasonic fatigue
4.2 Ultrasonic fatigue testing system
4.3 Ultrasonic fatigue with various loading modes
4.4 Examples of application of ultrasonic fatigue testing system
4.5 Brief summary
Questions and thinking
5 Crack Propagation Under Cyclic Loading
5.1 Characterization of crack propagation behaviour
5.2 Damage at crack tip
5.3 Crack propagation threshold
5.4 Short crack propagation
5.5 Brief summary
Questions and thinking
6 Fatigue of Notched Structures
6.1 Stress concentration
6.2 Fatigue strength reduction coefficient
6.3 Approaches based on local strain amplitude
6.4 Approaches based on fracture mechanics
6.5 Sizing methodology accounting for fatigue
6.6 Brief summary
Questions and thinking
7 Fatigue of Joints
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mechanical joints
7.3 Adhesive-bonded joints
7.4 Welded joints
7.5 Brief summary
Questions and thinking
References