The ''International Journal of Fatigue'' is a monthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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covering research, theory, and practice concerning the
fatigue
Fatigue describes a state of tiredness that does not resolve with rest or sleep. In general usage, fatigue is synonymous with extreme tiredness or exhaustion that normally follows prolonged physical or mental activity. When it does not resolve ...
of
materials
Material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geologic ...
and structures. The journal is published by
Elsevier
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in affiliation with the
European Structural Integrity Society
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Its purpose is to create and expand knowledge about all aspects of structural integrity and the dissemination of that knowledge. ...
. As of October 2022, the
editors-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
are
Guozheng Kang (
Southwest Jiaotong University
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),
Michael D. Sangid (
Purdue University
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), and
Michael Vormwald (
TU Darmstadt).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2022
impact factor
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of 6.0.
See also
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Fracture mechanics
Fracture mechanics is the field of mechanics concerned with the study of the propagation of cracks in materials. It uses methods of analytical solid mechanics to calculate the driving force on a crack and those of experimental solid mechanics t ...
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Solid mechanics
Solid mechanics, also known as mechanics of solids, is the branch of continuum mechanics that studies the behavior of solid materials, especially their motion and deformation under the action of forces, temperature changes, phase changes, and ot ...
References
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