TRIBO-FATIGUE

Wear and fatigue cause roughly 90% of machine breakdowns, making them the leading threats to mechanical equipment. This tutorial work presents a single framework, called tribo-fatigue, for understanding damage that arises when wear and fatigue act together.

The framework draws on three fields: mechanical fatigue, tribology, and the reliability of mechanical systems. Its aim is to extend machine life in ways that matter most for keeping equipment in service. The book also describes methods for measuring damage in detail and for running combined wear-fatigue tests, so engineers can design systems that last longer and fail less often.

Written for advanced students, researchers, and practising engineers, it serves those who need to understand and predict durability in mechanical design.