Introduction to Thermodynamics of Mechanical Fatigue

Introduction to Mechanical Degradation Processes Fatigue Fracture Wear Fretting Brinelling and False Brinelling Corrosion Creep Thermal Shock Impact References Fundamentals of Thermodynamics Open and Closed Systems Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium State Steady and Unsteady State Stable and Unstable State The First Law of Thermodynamics The Second Law of Thermodynamics Entropy Flow and Entropy Generation Entropy Balance Equation References Degradation-Entropy Generation (DEG) Theorem Thermodynamic Forces and Flows Relations between Thermodynamic Forces and Flows The Degradation-Entropy Generation Theorem References Fatigue Mechanisms: An Overview Multiscale Characteristics of Fatigue Parameters Influencing Fatigue and Classification of Regimes Fatigue and Energy Dissipation Fatigue-Temperature Rise References Basic Thermodynamic Framework for Fatigue Analysis Entropy Balance Equation of a Deformed Body Entropy Change of a Thermally Deformed Solid Clausius-Duhem Inequality Thermodynamic Forces and Flows in Fatigue References Thermodynamic Assessment of Fatigue Failure Limitation of Conventional Methods and the Need for Further Advances Evaluation of Entropy Generation and Entropy Flow Time to Failure References Damage Mechanics: An Entropic Approach Introduction to Damage Mechanics Continuum Damage Mechanics (CDM) References Self-Organization in Fatigue Introduction to Self-Organization Effect of Electric Current on Fatigue Life Effect of Magnetic Field on Fatigue Life Effect of Environment (Surface Cooling) on Fatigue Life Self-Organization and Complexity References Entropic Fatigue: In Search for Applications Application to Variable-Loading Amplitude and Structural Health Monitoring Accelerated Fatigue Testing Concluding Remarks References Index