The bible of stress concentration factors--updated to reflect today's advances in stress analysis

This book establishes and maintains a system of data classification for all the applications of stress and strain analysis, and expedites their synthesis into CAD applications. Filled with all of the latest developments in stress and strain analysis, this Fourth Edition presents stress concentration factors both graphically and with formulas, and the illustrated index allows readers to identify structures and shapes of interest based on the geometry and loading of the location of a stress concentration factor.

Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors, Fourth Edition includes a thorough introduction of the theory and methods for static and fatigue design, quantification of stress and strain, research on stress concentration factors for weld joints and composite materials, and a new introduction to the systematic stress analysis approach using Finite Element Analysis (FEA). From notches and grooves to shoulder fillets and holes, readers will learn everything they need to know about stress concentration in one single volume.

• Peterson's is the practitioner's go-to stress concentration factors reference
• Includes completely revised introductory chapters on fundamentals of stress analysis; miscellaneous design elements; FEA for stress analysis
• Features new research on stress concentration factors related to weld joints and composite materials
• Takes a deep dive into the theory and methods for material characterization, quantification and analysis methods of stress and strain, and static and fatigue design

Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors is an excellent resource for mechanical, civil, and structural engineering professionals, researchers, and students.

WALTER D. PILKEY, PHD, was the Frederick Morse Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at the University of Virginia and a leading authority in the areas of stress and strain in mechanical and civil engineering. He is the author of Formulas for Stress, Strain, and Structural Matrices, Second Edition, and Analysis and Design of Elastic Beams, all from Wiley.

DEBORAH F. PILKEY, PHD, is an Engineer and Scientist in the Loads & Environments Department at Orbital ATK in Utah. She has been involved with structures technology, loads, dynamics, and production stress analysis of the Space Shuttle's main engines and their solid rocket motors.

ZHUMING BI, PHD, is a professor of Mechanical Engineering. He is affiliated with the School of Electromechanical Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University and the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He has over 25 years of experience in Machine Design, Modelling & Simulation, and CAD/CAM.