TheHANDBOOKONFATIGUETESTING(ASTMSTP566)servesasacomprehensiveguideforresearchersandengineersinvolvedinfatiguetestingandanalysis.Itcoversfundamentalprinciples,standardizedtestingmethods,andpracticalconsiderationsforevaluatingmaterialbehaviorundercyclicloadingconditions.Thehandbookincludesdetaileddiscussionsonspecimenpreparation,testingequipment,datainterpretation,andtheapplicationoffatiguetestresultstoreal-worldengineeringproblems.Italsoaddresseskeyfactorsinfluencingfatiguelifesuchasstressconcentration,surfacefinish,andenvironmentaleffects.Withcontributionsfromleadingexpertsinthefield,thisASTMSpecialTechnicalPublicationremainsanessentialreferenceforunderstandingfatiguemechanismsandimprovingthedurabilityofmaterialsandcomponents.
