Fatigue Design Techniques: Vol. I - High-Cycle FatigueThis first volume from the series introduces the structural failure and fatigue dimensioning problems, addressing the basic properties of structural materials and the effects of stress concentration at notches. It is also devoted to the nominal stress vs. fatigue life approach, through the SN method and welded joint codes, for high cycle problems characterized by nominally elastic behavior where load levels are low enough to neglect local plasticity