Aluminium Design and Construction - Chapter 12

Tài liệu tham khảo giáo trình nhôm trong thiết kế xây dựng bằng tiếng anh - Chương 12 Fatigue 12.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION It is well known that seemingly ductile metal components can fail in a brittle manner at a low load, far below their static strength, when this load is applied many times. Aluminium is more prone to this problem than steel. The phenomenon, known as fatigue, results from the presence of localized details or irregularities in zones carrying tensile stress, especially at welds....