Fatigue is the most common type of fracture in engineered components. Fatigue fractures are also particularly dangerous because they can occur under normal service conditions, with no warning that a progressively growing crack is developing until the final catastrophic failure. The component, whether it’s the outer aluminum skin of a commercial jet or a simple [...]
The automotive industry takes durability testing seriously. They cannot afford to do otherwise. If defective parts enter the assembly stream undetected, a lot of vehicles may be built and sold before the ultimate durability testers, car buyers, expose the problem. Engines undergo extensive dynamometer testing lasting weeks or even months. This testing continues in order [...]
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