Introduction Background The History of Fatigue High Cycle versus Low Cycle Fatigue Summary Inputs to Fatigue Life

Estimation Models Total Life (S-N) Analysis Stress Cycles The S-N Curve Procedure for Determining the S-N Curve Limits of the S-N Curve Tensile Properties and the S-N Curve The Influence of Mean Stress Factors Influencing Fatigue Life Application in MSC.Fatigue Crack Initiation/Strain-Life (-N) Analysis The Microscopic Aspects of Fatigue Failure The Strain-Life Methodology Monotonic Stress-Strain Behavior Cyclic Stress-Strain Behavior The Strain-Life Curve Strain-Life vs. Stress-Life Transition Life The Effect of Mean Stress Factors Influencing Fatigue Life Application in MSC.Fatigue The Statistical Nature of Fatigue Representation of Fatigue Data on a Statistical Basis The Statistical Distribution Function Probability of Failure at a Finite Life Probability of Failure for Infinite Life Handling Statistics Under Random Loading Conditions The Absolute Accuracy of Fatigue Life Estimation Estimating Material Cyclic Properties From UTS & E