Guide to fatigue design and assessment of steel products
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What is this standard about?
This is the latest version of a comprehensive and well-established code of practice outlining methods for assessing the fatigue life of parts of steel products that are subject to repeated stress fluctuations.
Who is this standard for?
- Mechanical engineers
- Rail engineers
- Construction and welding engineers
- Design engineers
- Related manufacturers
- Anyone using Eurocode 3 and BS 7910
Why should you use this standard?
BS 7608 is a code of practice for the design of steel structures and covers the general aspects of fatigue design of fabricated steel elements.
It provides general recommendations for parts of structures that are subject to repeated fluctuations of stress and covers wrought structural steel with yield strength up to 700 N/mm^2 operating in sub-creep regime.
It applies to all areas of industrial application that are not covered by other British Standards containing fatigue assessment rules.
NOTE: Some British Standards have specific product acceptance tests for fatigue life, but do not have assessment rules. In such cases the guidance in this British Standard might be applicable for product development purposes.
What’s changed since the last update?
The 2015 amendment includes:
- Modifications to some equations
- Corrections
- Various technical improvements
| Descriptors | Stress, Structures, Bibliography, Dimensions, Fracture, Fatigue, Steels, Joints, Design calculations, Strength of materials, Welding, Stress analysis, Classification systems, Design, Structural systems, Structural steels, Structural design |
| ICS Codes | 91.080.10 - Metal structures |
| Language(s) | English |
| ISBN | 978 0 580 91540 6 |
| File Size | 1.7 MB |
