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Fatigue failure occurs at stress levels

  • A.Below the static ultimate, under repetition
  • B.Above the static ultimate strength
  • C.Only at the yield stress exactly
  • D.Only under a single very large load

Answer: A

Correct answer: Below the static ultimate, under repetition

This is the whole point of fatigue and the reason it took so long to be recognised. A member loaded once to a stress well within its static capability may fail after enough repetitions of that same stress, because each cycle does a small amount of irreversible damage at a slip band or an inclusion. A static calculation cannot detect the danger.

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