Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Stress Analysis

• • 1.1 Stress Analysis in Product Design
• • 1.2 Solid Objects Under Loads
• • 1.3 Types of Materials
• • 1.4 Materials Properties and Testing
• • 1.5 Static and Fatigue Failures
• • 1.6 Uncertainties, Safety Factors, and Probabilities
• • 1.7 Stress Analysis of Mechanical Structures
• • 1.8 Failure Criteria of Materials
• • 1.9 Stress Concentration
• • 1.10 Stress Concentration as a Two-Dimensional Problem
• • 1.11 Stress Concentration as a Three-Dimensional Problem
• • 1.12 Plane and Axisymmetric Problems
• • 1.13 Local and Nonlocal Stress Concentration
• • 1.14 Multiple Stress Concentration
• • 1.15 Principle of Superposition for Combined Loads
• • 1.16 Notch Sensitivity
• • 1.17 Design Relations for Static Stress
• • 1.18 Design Relations for Alternating Stress
• • 1.19 Design Relations for Combined Alternating and Static Stresses
• • 1.20 Limited Number of Cycles of Alternating Stress
• • 1.21 Stress Concentration Factors and Stress Intensity Factors
• • 1.22 Selection of Safety Factors
• • References

Chapter 2: Notches and Grooves

• • 2.1 Notation
• • 2.2 Stress Concentration Factors
• • 2.3 Notches in Tension
• • 2.4 Depressions in Tension
• • 2.5 Grooves in Tension
• • 2.6 Bending of Thin Beams with Notches
• • 2.7 Bending of Plates with Notches
• • 2.8 Bending of Solids with Grooves
• • 2.9 Direct Shear and Torsion
• • 2.10 Test Specimen Design for Maximum _Kt_ for a Given _r/D_ or _r/H_
• • References
• • Charts

Chapter 3: Shoulder Fillets

• • 3.1 Notation
• • 3.2 Stress Concentration Factors
• • 3.3 Tension (Axial Loading)
• • 3.4 Bending
• • 3.5 Torsion
• • 3.6 Methods of Reducing Stress Concentration at a Shoulder
• • References
• • Charts

Chapter 4: Holes

• • 4.1 Notation
• • 4.2 Stress Concentration Factors
• • 4.3 Circular Holes with In-Plane Stresses
• • 4.4 Elliptical Holes in Tension
• • 4.5 Various Configurations with In-Plane Stresses
• • 4.6 Holes in Thick Elements
• • 4.7 Orthotropic Thin Members
• • 4.8 Bending
• • 4.9 Shear and Torsion
• • References
• • Charts

Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Design Elements

• • 5.1 Notation
• • 5.2 Shaft with Keyseat
• • 5.3 Splined Shaft in Torsion
• • 5.4 Gear Teeth
• • 5.5 Press- or Shrink-Fitted Members
• • 5.6 Bolt and Nut
• • 5.7 Bolt Head, Turbine-Blade, or Compressor-Blade Fastening (T-Head)
• • 5.8 Lug Joint
• • 5.9 Curved Bar
• • 5.10 Helical Spring
• • 5.11 Crankshaft
• • 5.12 Crane Hook
• • 5.13 U-Shaped Member
• • 5.14 Angle and Box Sections
• • 5.15 Cylindrical Pressure Vessel with Torispherical Ends
• • 5.16 Welds
• • 5.17 Parts with Inhomogeneous Materials or Composites
• • 5.18 Parts with Defects
• • 5.19 Parts with Threads
• • 5.20 Frame Stiffeners
• • 5.21 Discontinuities with Additional Considerations
• • 5.22 Pharmaceutical Tablets with Holes
• • 5.23 Parts with Residual Stresses
• • 5.24 Surface Roughness
• • 5.25 New Approaches for Parametric Studies
• • References
• • Charts

Chapter 6: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for Stress Analysis

• • 6.1 Structural Analysis Problems
• • 6.2 Types of Engineering Analysis Methods
• • 6.3 Structural Analysis Theory
• • 6.4 Finite Element Anlaysis (FEA) for Structural Analysis
• • 6.5 Planning V&V in FEA Modeling
• • 6.6 Finite Element Analysis for Verification of Structural Analysis
• • 6.7 FEA for Stress Analysis of Assembly Models
• • 6.8 Parametric Study for Stress Analysis
• • 6.9 FEA on Study of Stress Concentration Factors
• • References