fatigue cracks

English translation: fissure, rupture resulting from cyclic stresses that are below the ultimate tensile stress

05:08 Oct 14, 2012

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English term or phrase: fatigue cracks

Do not have the weight of items concentrated over limited sections of the rig. It may promote structural failure, resulting in severe corrosion, or more serious fatigue cracks or brittle fractures.

What is meant by fatigue cracks.

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Selected answer:fissure, rupture resulting from cyclic stresses that are below the ultimate tensile stress

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The name “fatigue” is based on the concept that a material becomes “tired” and fails at a stress level below the nominal strength of the material

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fissure, rupture resulting from cyclic stresses that are below the ultimate tensile stress

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a split/break/fissure produced by the weariness of the materials used for the construction

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a split/break/fissure produced by the weariness of the materials used for the construction

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fissure, rupture resulting from cyclic stresses that are below the ultimate tensile stress

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The name “fatigue” is based on the concept that a material becomes “tired” and fails at a stress level below the nominal strength of the material

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