Mechanical Engineering Crash Course - Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics: Essential Concepts, Proven Problem-Solving Strategies & Real-World Applications ... Fracture Mechanics for Mechanical Engineers

By Asher Cohen

Why This Textbook Belongs on Every Engineer's Desk

Fatigue failure costs industry billions-don't let it cost you a career-ending mistake. This comprehensive crash course distills an entire graduate sequence into 42 concise, stand-alone chapters-each packed with step-by-step explanations, solved examples, and practice problems that build confidence and mastery.

What You'll Master Inside

- Stress-Life & Strain-Life Methods - Design for high-cycle and low-cycle regimes using Wohler, Basquin, Coffin-Manson, and more

- Variable Amplitude Loading - Rainflow counting, Palmgren-Miner, and spectrum durability techniques that mirror real-world duty cycles

- Crack Initiation to Catastrophic Fracture - From persistent slip bands to Paris Law, J-Integral, CTOD, and mixed-mode propagation

- Durability Boosters - Residual stress engineering, surface treatments, weld quality optimization, and damage-tolerant repair tactics

- Multiaxial & Probabilistic Approaches - Critical-plane theories, Monte-Carlo reliability, and finite-element crack-growth simulation

"An indispensable resource-turns complex fracture mechanics into actionable design rules."

Upgrade your toolkit, eliminate guesswork, and design components that last.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FBKK7LFN
• ISBN13: 9798349383083
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Asher Cohen
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.7" x 8.5"