This is a complex subject tha requires both analytical and practical experience/training. There are NO easy pathways to this knowledge and its proper application.
Hey guys... wasn't there a document [DoD] written on practical aspects/elements of durability and damage tolerance?? IF I remember correctly it was written as an intro to this wide subject.
Reviewing MIL-A-8860-thru-8871, MIL-A-8892 and MIL-A-8893 documents might give You added insight as too where-this-is-all-going.
Also, RE: Sam Kantimathi, Fatigue Concepts... I also took his course and it was very useful/practical.
Also, see attached 'Shop Awareness Briefing' that I copied ~25-years ago [1989]. It contains a little Fud-4-Thot that goes a long-way... describing fracture prone/critical elements of structures for mechanics... and how they can strongly influence the process.
Regards, Wil Taylor
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