Fatigue and wear are the most damaging phenomena affecting machines since they result in some 90% of breakdowns. This tutorial book systematically develops a unified overview, named tribo-fatigue, which aims to address the complex wear-fatigue damages. Tribo-fatigue synthesizes aspects of three disciplines: mechanical fatigue, tribology, and reliability of mechanical systems.

Tribo-fatigue opens new perspectives for increasing the durability of machines according to the most important criteria of their serviceability. Detailed damage measurement and wear-fatigue tests that enable engineers to design more durable and reliable systems are developed. The book is intended for advanced students, researchers and engineers.

Systemizes the research at the border between tribology (friction and wear), fatigue, and reliability theory Provides methods for prediction and analysis of wear-related failure Gives design principles for active systems in order to minimize wear fatigue Describes test methods and machines

Inhalt
Volume Fracture and Surface Damage.- Active Systems. Wear-Fatigue Damage.- Methods of Wear-Fatigue Tests.- Direct and Back Effects.- Methods of Calculation of Active Systems.