FractureandFatigueControlinStructures:ApplicationsofFractureMechanicsThirdEditionJohnM.BarsomStanleyT.RolfeASTMStockNumber:MNL41ASTM100BarrHarborDriveWestConshohocken,PA19428-2959PrintedintheU.S.A.BritishLibraryCataloguing-in-PublicationDataAcataloguerecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary.Thepublisheroffersspecialdiscountsonbulkordersofthisbook.Forinformation,pleasecontact:ManagerofSpecialSalesButterworth-Heinema~xn225WildwoodAvenueWoburn,MA01801-2041Tel:781-904-2500Fax:781-904-2620ForinformationonallButterworth-Heinemannpublicationsavailable,contactourWorldWideWebhomepageat:http://www.bh.comOriginallypublishedintheU.S.A.byASTMLibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataBarsom,JohnM.,1938-Fractureandfatiguecontrolinstructures:applicationsoffracturemechanics/JohnM.Barsom,StanleyT.Rolfe.--3rded.p.cm.--(ASTMmanualseries:MNL41)ASTMstocknumber:MNL41Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN0-8031-2082-61.Fracturemechanics.2.Metals--Fatigue.3.Fracturemechanics--CaseStudies.I.Title.II.Rolfe,S.T.(StanleyTheodore),1934--TA409.B371999620.1'12621--dc2199-045439Copyright�91999AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS,WestConshohocken,PA.Allrightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,orotherdistributionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificclients,isgrantedbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials(ASTM)providedthattheappropriatefeeispaidtotheCopyrightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923;Tel:508-750-8400;online:http://www.copyright.com/.NOTE:Thispublicationdoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyproblemsassociatedwithitsuse.Itistileresponsibilityoftheuserofthispublicationtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.PrintedinPhiladelphia,PANovember1999ContentsForew...