Thank you for your advice.
Yes, I do find that using the net area for stress calculations leads to very high stress, hence I knew I couldn't just compare it to the S-N curve. Yes, I should be looking into fatigue damage. I got a book on Fatigue Damage by Christian Lalanne.
Thanks for the...
Dear Forum,
Pardon me for asking such simple questions but I would humbly like some clarifications to my questions.
Assuming a plate plate, fixed at the left end, pulled on the right end.
From the stress distribution, I can obtain the maximum stress and also the stress range (max stress during...
