fatigue

fatigue
the tendency for a metal to break under conditions of repeated cyclic stressing considerable below the ultimate tensile strength. The insidious feature of fatigue failure is that there is no obvious warning, a crack forms without appreciable deformation of structure making it difficult to detect the presence of growing cracks. Fractures usually start from small nicks or scratches or fillets which cause a localized concentration of stress. Failure can be influenced by a number of factors including size, shape and design of the component, condition of the surface or operating environment.

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  • FATIGUE — Le terme de fatigue désigne à la fois un sentiment vécu, n’apparaissant qu’à travers le récit personnel de celui qui l’a ressenti, et un ensemble de signes notés et enregistrés par un observateur impartial. Cette dualité permet d’opposer la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • fatigue — FATIGUE. subst. f. Travail penible, & capable de lasser. La fatigue du chemin. les fatigues de la guerre. endurer, souffrir, supporter la fatigue. se faire à la fatigue. s endurcir à la fatigue. une longue contention d esprit est d une grande… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Fatigue — Fa*tigue , n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L. fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.] 1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. [1913 Webster] 2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fatigue — may refer to:*Fatigue (medical) tiredness in humans **Chronic fatigue syndrome an illness of the central nervous system *Fatigue (material) failure by repeated stress in materials *Battledress military uniform, also known as fatigues (BDU or ACU) …   Wikipedia

  • fatigué — fatigué, ée (fa ti ghé, ghée) part. passé. 1°   Qui est en proie à de la fatigue. •   Vous me semblez tous deux fatigués du voyage ; Reposez vous, usez du peu que nous avons, LA FONT. Phil. et Bauc.. •   Le vicomte de Turenne, avec un petit… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • fatigue — [fə tēg′] n. [Fr < fatiguer < L fatigare, to weary < * fatis, exhaustion < base of fames, hunger (see FAMINE) + agere, to drive, make (see ACT1)] 1. physical or mental exhaustion; weariness 2. the cause of this; hard work; toil 3. any …   English World dictionary

  • Fatigue — Fa*tigue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fatigued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fatiguing}, n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See {Fatigue}, n.] To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to tire. Syn: To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fatigue — [n] tiredness brain fag*, burnout*, debility, dullness, enervation, ennui, exhaustion, faintness, fatigation, feebleness, heaviness, languor, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, overtiredness, weakness, weariness; concepts 316,405 Ant. energy,… …   New thesaurus

  • fatigue — ► NOUN 1) extreme tiredness. 2) brittleness in metal or other materials caused by repeated stress. 3) (fatigues) loose fitting clothing of a sort worn by soldiers. 4) (fatigues) menial non military tasks performed by a soldier. ► VERB ( …   English terms dictionary

  • Fatigue — Fatigue. См. Усталость. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • Fatigue — (fr., spr. Fatihk, Fatigation), Ermüdung, Beschwerde; daher Fatiguencommando, ein mit Beschwerlichkeit, aber nicht mit Gefahr verknüpftes Commando, wie Stroh u. Holz holen, Brandwache thun; Gegensatz: Ehrencommando, s.d. Fatiguiren, 1) ermüden,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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