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Often machine members subjected to repeated stressing are found to have failed even when the actual maximum stresses were below the ultimate strength of the material, and quite frequently at stress values even below the yield strength.   The most distinguishing characteristics is that the failure had occurred only after the stresses have been repeated a very large number of times. Hence the failure is called fatigue failure

Fatigue Notes Stress Concentration Factors Fatigue Loading Modifying Factors
Fatigue Life Reducing Stress Concentrations Impact/Sudden Loading High Cycles Fatigue strength


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  5. Fundamentals of Metal Fatigue ... Powerpoint lecture Lecture notes

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