Metal Fatigue
What It Is, Why It Matters
Published on 9. March 2007
Book
Hardback
XVII, 271 pages
978-1-4020-5596-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents important concepts in metal fatigue in a straightforward manner, for the benefit of readers who must understand more advanced documents on a wide range of metal fatigue topics. The text shows how metal fatigue problems are solved in engineering practice. The book assumes no prior knowledge of metal fatigue, requiring only a basic understanding of stress analysis and mathematics covered in engineering undergraduate courses.
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews:"Pook . has been active in the field of fatigue of metals for 50 years. His aim in writing this book was to present the subject in a format that would appeal to engineers as well as to newcomers to the topic, and in this he has succeeded. The text is . well illustrated. . The book should be a valued edition to the bookshelves of engineers concerned with designing against fatigue failure. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; two-year technical program students." (A. J. McEvily Jr., CHOICE, Vol. 45 (2), 2007)"This book is devoted to engineering viewpoint on the problems of metal fatigue. The book is divided into nine chapters and three appendices. ... In total, this book may be useful as initial course for engineering students whose professional interests will be connected with fatigue loading and fracture problems." (I. A. Parinov, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1138 (16), 2008)"This book was written to appeal to engineers new to the field of metal fatigue. . The author aims to present the basic concepts in as straightforward a manner as possible so that readers will be able to understand more advanced documents on a range of related topics, and this has largely been fulfilled." (Zhanli Guo, Materials World, April, 2008)More details
Series
Edition
2007 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
XVII, 271 p.
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
689 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4020-5596-6 (9781402055966)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-5597-3
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Since my formal retirement in 1998 I have been a Visiting Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London, where I do some part time teaching in the fields of metal fatigue and fracture mechanics. I am a senior official of the European Structural Integrity Society, and have been involved with the organisation of two of their conferences (FCP 2003 and CP 2006), including editing conference proceedings and associated special issues of journals.
Content
Historical Background.- Constant Amplitude Fatigue.- Variable Amplitude and Multiaxial Fatigue.- Fatigue Design.- The Uncracked Situation.- The Cracked Situation.- Fatigue Crack Paths.- Why Metal Fatigue Matters.