Thirty-nine peer-reviewed papers provide the latest research on fatigue and fracture mechanics. Topics cover:
• Advanced Master Curve approaches to the EURO fracture toughness data set
• Analysis of fracture mechanisms of ferritic steels at low temperatures
• Weibull stress model to predict effects of weld strength mismatch on cleavage fracture toughness
• Non local multiaxial fatigue approach to account for stress gradient effect on fatigue strength
• Effects of microstructure on incipient fatigue and fretting crack processes in Al-Cu-Li alloys
• Importance of residual stresses and surface roughness regarding fatigue of titanium forgings
• Fatigue crack growth simulation in components with random defects
• Fatigue initiation modeling of 316LN steel based on non local plasticity theory
• Temperature calibration techniques for TMF testing
• Residual strain effects on bridging stress of cracked and delaminated fiber metal laminates
• Assessment of cumulative axial and torsional fatigue in a cobalt-base superalloy
• And much more!