Methods of fatigue testing Methods of fatigue testing. Guide to general principles

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-07-1993

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Recommends tests on metallic materials.

This Part of BS 3518 recommends the general principles to be followed in conducting fatigue tests on metallic materials. It gives definitions of recommended terms, guidance on the planning of the tests, and describes effective methods for the graphical presentation of the results. The forms of fatigue testing considered encompass both the use of uncracked and precracked test pieces; the former under either stress or strain control, and the latter under stress control and within the limits imposed by linear elastic fracture mechanics. The general principles are presented initially in terms of the fatigue testing of plain test pieces under a constant amplitude loading in a normal laboratory environment. Subsequently the general principles are extended to include additional concepts and recommendations associated with the testing of notched test pieces or structural components, testing in different environments and testing under variable amplitude loadings. Welded test pieces are not covered.

Committee	ISE/101
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 91/41694 DC and BS 3518-1(1962) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2009. (12/2008)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	34
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	BS 3518-1:1962

BS DD186(1991) : 1991	METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF THRESHOLD STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS AND FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH RATES IN METALLIC MATERIALS
BS 3518-5:1966	Methods of fatigue testing Guide to the application of statistics
BS 3518-4:1963	Methods of fatigue testing Torsional stress fatigue tests
BS 7270:1990	Method for constant amplitude strain controlled fatigue testing
BS 3518-2:1962	Methods of fatigue testing Rotating bending fatigue tests
BS DD2(1971) : 1971	DYNAMIC FORCE CALIBRATION OF AXIAL LOAD FATIGUE TESTING MACHINES BY MEANS OF A STRAIN GAUGE TECHNIQUE
BS 3518-3:1963	Methods of fatigue testing Direct stress fatigue tests
BS EN 10002-2:1992	Tensile testing of metallic materials Verification of the force measuring system of the tensile testing machine
BS 5400-10(1980) : 1980	STEEL CONCRETE AND COMPOSITE BRIDGES - PART 10: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FATIGUE
BS 6835:1988	Method for determination of the rate of fatigue crack growth in metallic materials