During lifting operations, the boom of large-tonnage all-terrain cranes bears quasi-static loads imposed by the structure weight and wind forces, and alternating cyclic loads caused by the departure, ...

The expanding application of high-strength concrete in cyclically loaded infrastructures – including offshore platforms, nuclear containment structures, heavy-haul railway systems, and aerospace ...

FINDLAY, Ohio—Endurica L.L.C., a characterization and software simulation company that specializes in fatigue testing, has introduced automatic block cycle generation for its patented Endurica CL ...

Single-axis solar trackers need to be designed with extreme weather conditions in mind for assets to resist damage and perform over the long term. Understanding fatigue loading and how wind can wear ...

Boeing has begun fatigue testing on the structural airframe of the 787 Dreamliner. Fatigue testing involves placing the 787 test airframe into a test rig that simulates multiple lifecycles to test how ...