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PREFACE .' Q8 THE SECO N I> EDITION X",Sf

I DU ' INITI ONS ANI) I1ESIGN RELATIO NS I

J.l Notation / J
1.2 Slres ~ Concentration / 3
J .2. 1 Selection of No minal Stresses I 6
1.2.2 Accuracy of Stress Concentration Fac tors / 9
J .2.3 Dccay of Stress Away from the Peak Stress / 9
1.3 SII"CSS Concentration as a Two-Dimensional Problem I 10

lA Slress Concentration as 11 Th ree- Dimensional Problem / 11

1.5 Plane .!Od Axisymmetric Problems / 13
1.6 Local and Nonlocal Stress Concentration / 15
1.6. 1 Examples of Reasonable Apprm.imations / J 9
1.7 Multiple Stress Concentr.J.tion I 20
1.8 Theories M Strength and Failure / 24
1.8. 1 Maximum Stress Criterion / 25
I.S.2 Mohr's Theory / 26

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1.8.3 Maximum Shear Theory / 28

1.8 .4 \'on Miscs C ri terion I 28
1.8 .5 Obscrv:l ti ons o n the Use of the Theories o f Failure 29 I
1.8.6 Stress Concemr.lti on F;IC\OrS und er Combined Loads: Pri nci ple of
SupcrptJsition / 3 I
1.9 Notch Sensitivity / 35
l. JO Design Relations For Static Stress / 40
1.1 0 . 1 Ductile Materials I 40
1. 10.2 Brittle Mate rials / 4 2
1.11 Design Relations for A lternating Stress / 43
1. 11.1 Ducti le Milterials I 43
1. 11.2 Brittle Mate rials / 44
1.1 2 Design Relation!; for Combined Alternating and Static Stresse~ I 44
1.1 2. 1 Ductile Materials 1 45
1. 12.2 Brittle Materials / 48
1. 13 Li mited Numbe r o f Cycles of A lternating Stress / 49
1. 14 Stress Conce ntration F:l~tors and Stress Inlcnsity Factors I 49
References / 54

2 NOTCHES AND GROOVES 57

2. 1 Notation / 57
2.2 Strcss Concentration Fac tors I 58
2.3 Notches in Te nsio n I 6()
2.3. 1 Oppo.~ ileDeep Hyperbolic Notche.~ in an Infinite T hin Element:
Shallow Ell iptical. Semicircu lar. U· Shapcd. or Keyhole-Shaped
Notc hes in Semi-i ntinite T hin Elemcnts; Equivalent Elliptical
Notch / 60
2.3.2 Oppos ite Sing le Semicircular Notc hes in a Finite-Width T hi n
Elcmem / 61
2.3.3 Opposite Sing le U-Sh:.lped Notches in a Finite-Width T hi n
Element / 61
2.3.4 Finitc- Width Com..-ction Fac tor.; for Opposite NilITOW Single
Etliplical Notches in a Finite-Widt h T hin Ele me nt / 63
2.3.5 Oppo.~ite
Sing le V-Shaped N()[ches in (J Finite-Width Thin
Elcmcnt / 63
2.3.6 Single Notch 011 Onc Side of a T hin Ele ment / 63
2.3.7 Notches w ilh Flat B OIIOI11S / 64
2.3.8 Multiple Not c hc ~ in a Th in Elemen t I 64
2.3.9 Analytical Solutions for Stress Concentration Fac tors for Notched
Bars / 65
2.4 De pressio ns in Te nsion / 65
2.4. 1 H e01i.~phcrical Depression (Pit) in the Surface of a Semi-infin ite
Body I 65