List three general categories of surface treatment that can increase fatigue life, and provide one example of a specific process for each category.
What is the relationship between the stress concentration factor kt and the fatigue notch factor kf?
What is the significance of the cyclic stress‐strain curve? How is the cyclic stress‐strain curve determined?
Goodman and Gerber are empirical relationships for the mean stress effect. Under what conditions are these relationships applied and what are their limitations?