Work Sheet I

1. A 4340 steel bar is subjected to a fluctuating axial load that varies from a maximum of
330kN tension to a minimum of 110kN compression.
The mechanical properties are:
Determine the bar diameter to give infinite fatigue life based on a safety factor of 2.5.
Use conservative Goodman line & its corresponding equation.
2. For cyclic stress-strain curve shown below, and If
and Determine (a) and (b) the number of cycles
to failure.

3. A mild steel plate is subjected to constant amplitude uniaxial fatigue loads to produce
stresses varying from to .The static properties of
steel are , , , and √ .If the
plate contains an initial through thickness edge crack of 0.5 mm, how many fatigue
cycles will be required to break the plate?
For through thickness edge crack Y=1.12, A=6.9 x 10-12 MPa m1/2 and m=3.
4. From Dieter book.
5. From MIT problem 5.