Fatigue (117)

• Fatigue-Crack-Growth Rate
• How Materials Behave: The S-N Curve
• Factors Influencing Fatigue Behavior
• Stress Concentration
• Photoelasticity
• Fracture Mechanics
  • Fracture Toughness of Some Common Materials
  • Crack Propagation
  • Crack Growth Rate
  • Example of a Fracture Surface
  • Fracture Surfaces
• Forensics
• Failure Models
  • Failure Mechanism
  • Time-Dependent Failures
  • First Passage Model (Time to Failure)
• The Goodman Diagram
• The Constant Life Diagram
• Exceeding a Critical Stress During Random Vibration
• Inverse Power Law Model - Time to Failure
• Fatigue Damage Model Based Upon S-N Curve - Number of Cycles to Failure
  • Idealized S-N Curve for Structural Materials
• Fatigue Damage Model Based on Crack Growth Rate
• Crack Growth Rate vs. Stress Intensity Factor
  • Stress Intensity Factors
• Miner's Hypothesis for Fatigue Damage Accumulation
  • Miner's "Rule" Cautions
  • Determination of Effective Excitation
  • Fatigue, Miner’s Rule Example
• Typical Endurance Limits
• "S-N" Curve from Fatigue Testing
• Fatigue Case Study
• Example: Rating a Printed Circuit Board

Fatigue (part 1 of 2) (ver. 116-117)

Fatigue (part 2 of 2) (ver. 116-117)