Introduction to thermodynamics of mechanical fatigue - Khonsari, Michael M.; Amiri, Mehdi (Boca Raton, Fla. CRC Press, 2013)
ch. 1. Introduction to mechanical degradation processes -- ch. 2. Fundamentals of thermodynamics -- ch. 3. Degradation-entropy generation (DEG) theorem -- ch. 4. Fatigue mechanisms : an overview -- ch. 5. Basic thermodynamic framework for fatigue analysis -- ch. 6. Thermodynamic assessment of fatigue failure -- ch. 7. Damage mechanics : an entropic approach -- ch. 8. Self-organization in fatigue -- ch. 9. Entropic fatigue : in search for applications.
Keywords: Materials -- Fatigue; Materials -- Thermal properties; Electronic books