Fatigue Design of Steel and Composite Structures

Chanakya Arya

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This book addresses the specific subject of fatigue, a subject not familiar to many engineers, but relevant for achieving a satisfactory design of numerous steel and composite steel-concrete structures. Since fatigue and fracture cannot be separated, they are indeed two aspects of the same behavior, this book also addresses the problem of brittle fracture and its avoidance following the rules in EN 1993-1-10. According to the objectives of the ECCS Eurocode Design Manuals, this book aims at providing design guidance on the use of the Eurocodes for practicing engineers. It provides a mix of “light” theoretical background, explanation of the code prescriptions, and detailed design examples. It contains all the necessary information for the fatigue design of steel structures according to the general rules given in Eurocode 3, part 1-9, and the parts on fatigue linked with specific structure types.