Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 – Reliability-Based Design Optimization Approach Applied to Fatigue Crack Growth (pp. 1-30)
Edson Denner Leonel (University of São Paulo, School of Engineering of São Carlos, Department of Structural Engineering, Brazil)

Chapter 2 – Use of Modern Numerical Methods for Fatigue Life Predictions (pp. 31-74)
Aleksandar Grbović and Boško Rašuo (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Department, Serbia)

Chapter 3 – Certain Aspects of Notch Fatigue (pp. 75-92)
N. Ranganathan and R. Leroy (Laboratoire de Mécanique et Rhéologie, Université de Tours, Tours, France)

Chapter 4 – Physical Damage Tolerant Design Approach for Elasto-Viscoplastic Cast Alloys Undergoing Thermomechanical Fatigue Loading (Application for Automotive Al-Si Cast Alloys Components) (pp. 93-126)
Elias Merhy (PSA Peugeot Citroën B.P. VV1415, Cedex, France)

Chapter 5 – Recent Development of Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Models (pp. 127-160)
Fang Wang and Weicheng Cui (Hadal Science and Technology Research Center, Shanghai Ocean University, China)

Chapter 6 – Short Fatigue Crack Behavior in Duplex Stainless Steels (pp. 161-196)
M. C. Marinelli and S. A. N. Hereñú (Instituto de Física Rosario – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina)

Chapter 7 – The Role of Microstructure on Fatigue Crack Propagation (pp. 197-234)
Anghel Cernescu (Department of Applied Mechanics, Aalto University of Finland, Finland and others)

Chapter 8 – Strain Energy Release Rate and Tearing Modulus in Structural Materials with Varied Crack Geometry (pp. 235-248)
K. V. Arun, K. K. Jadhav and Virupaxi Bagodi (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College, Haveri, Karnataka, and Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi, India)

Index