Technical references on

the theory of fatigue

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QUESTION I want to learn more about fatigue and

durability and want to evaluate some
simple examples. Can you suggest
some textbooks or references that would
assist me in my investigation?

ANSWER Literature Review/Overview

 Fatigue Theory Reference Manual (Volume 2 in
the fe-safe User Manual, installed with fe-safe)
or John Draper, Modern Metal Fatigue
Analysis (if fe-safe not installed)
 Pook, L., Metal Fatigue – What it is, why it
matters
 Haibach, E., Betriebsfestigkeit - Verfahren und
Daten zur Bauteilberechnung (in German)
 Radaj, D., and Vormwald,
M., Ermüdungsfestigkeit - Grundlagen für
Ingenieure
o Similar to Haibach but more focused on
methods, whereas Haibach also addresses
testing
 Liu, A., Mechanics and Mechanisms of
Fracture: An Introduction
 Stephens & Fatemi, Metal Fatigue in
Engineering, 2nd Edition,

FEA Based Fatigue

 Bishop & Sherratt, Finite Element Based
Fatigue Calculations, November 2000,
NAFEMS

Multiaxial Fatigue
 Bannantine, Comer, and
Handrock, Fundamentals of Metal Fatigue and
Analysis
 Lee, Pan, Hathaway and Barkey, Fatigue
Testing and Analysis
 Socie and Marquis, Multiaxial Fatigue
 Probability calculations as they apply to fatigue
test variability
 Robert B. Abernethy , The New Weibull
Handbook (this may be available for download
on the web)

Theory of Critical Distances (TCD/CDM)

 Susmel, L., Multiaxial Notch Fatigue – From
nominal to local stress/strain quantities (more
information and better illustrations)
 Taylor D, Theory of Critical Distances: A new
perspective in fracture mechanics

Fatigue Crack Propagation

 A. Varvani-Farahani, Advances in Fatigue,
Fracture and Damage Assessment of Materials
 ASM Handbook, Volume 19: Fatigue and
Fracture
 Krupp, U., Fatigue Crack Propagation in Metals
and Alloys: Microstructural Aspects and
Modelling Concepts

High Cycle Fatigue

 Nicholas, T., High Cycle Fatigue - A Mechanics
of Materials Perspective