ESDU Stress and Strength Series

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Section 1: Organisational Documents
- ESDU 03003
  Stress and Strength series organisation: preface and amendment record.
- ESDU CFS
  Conversion factors
- ESDU SS1
  Guide to the use of the Stress and Strength Series.
Section 2: General Data
- ESDU 72013
  Principal stresses and strains in a two-dimensional stress field.
- ESDU 72014
  Determination of the principal stresses and strains in a plane stress field from strain gauge data.
- ESDU 73004
  Criteria of yielding for ductile materials under static loading.
- ESDU 89052
  Construction of inelastic stress-strain curves from minimal materials data (computer program).
- ESDU 03005
  AMOPS: Computer program for the calculation of area and moments of area of planar shapes.
Section 3: Struts, Beams and Plates
- ESDU SS3
  Guide to Items on struts, beams and shafts.
- ESDU STRUCT 01.01.23
  The buckling of a composite strut.
- ESDU STRUCT 01.01.24
  The compressive instability of hydraulic jacks.
- ESDU 71004
  Flange efficiency factors for curved beams under bending in the plane of curvature.
- ESDU 78030
  Struts with lateral loads.
- ESDU 88034
  Avoidance of buckling of some engineering elements (struts, plates and gussets).
Section 4: Plates under Pressure
- ESDU 65002
  Elastic stresses and deflections for flat circular plates with D/t greater than or equal to 4 under uniform pressure.
- ESDU 65003
  Elastic stresses and deflections for flat circular plates with D/t greater than or equal to 20 under uniform pressure.
- ESDU 69018
  Elastic stresses and deflections for long flat rectangular plates under uniformly distributed and linearly varying normal pressure.
- ESDU 69019
  Elastic stresses and deflections for long rectangular plates with small initial curvature under uniformly distributed normal pressure on the concave face.
- ESDU 70001
  Elastic stresses and deflections for flat square plates under uniformly distributed normal pressure.
- ESDU 71013
  Elastic direct stresses and deflections for flat rectangular plates under uniformly distributed normal pressure.
- ESDU 87036
  Elastic stresses and deflections for square plates with small initial curvature under uniform pressure on the concave or convex face.
- ESDU 94033
  Flat rectangular isotropic plates under uniformly distributed normal pressure. Elastic deflections, stresses and strains, moments and forces, for various forms of edge restraint.
Section 5: Shafts
- ESDU 68002
  Shafts with interference-fit collars. Part I: some factors affecting the design of an assembly.
- ESDU 68003
  Shafts with interference-fit collars. Part II: nominal elastic interface pressures and stresses.
- ESDU 68004
  Shafts with interference-fit collars. Part III: procedure for calculation of nominal elastic interface pressures and stresses in assemblies of three or more elements.
- ESDU 68005
  Shafts with interference-fit collars. Part IV: fatigue strength of plain shafts.
- ESDU 69017
  The deflections and slopes of shafts or beams of constant or stepped section.
- ESDU 73002
  Fatigue of steel spline assemblies under reversed torsion.
- ESDU 86028
  Fatigue strength of keyed assemblies.
Section 6: Pipes
- ESDU 68047
  Straight pipes under internal pressure. Effect of bore eccentricity on maximum stress.
- ESDU 68048
  Straight pipes under internal pressure. Effect of initial non-circularity on maximum stress.
- ESDU 74043
  Flexibilities of and stresses in unrestrained pressurised thin pipe bends subjected to in-plane bending.
- ESDU 75014
  Flexibilities of and stresses in thin pipe bends under in-plane bending: influence of bend angle and tangent pipe ends.
- ESDU 81041
  Flexibilities of and stresses in thin unpressurised pipe bends with flanged ends under in-plane bending: influence of bend angle.
Section 7: Pressure Vessels
- ESDU 66010
  Elastic stresses in a long circular cylindrical shell with a flat head closure under uniform pressure.
- ESDU 67014
  Fatigue strength of thick cylinders under internal pressure.
- ESDU 67017
  Elastic stresses in the torispherical head of a pressure vessel of uniform thickness.
Section 8: Stress Concentrations
- ESDU 64001
  Guide to stress concentration data.
- ESDU 67023
  Geometric stress concentrations. Two equal unreinforced circular holes in infinite flat plates.
- ESDU 75007
  Geometric stress concentration factors: two adjacent unreinforced circular holes in infinite flat plates.
- ESDU 75033
  Elastic stress concentration factors. Double radius fillets in shouldered shafts in torsion.
- ESDU 79008
  Elastic stress concentration factors. Rectangular notch in the edge of a wide flat plate in tension.
- ESDU 79032
  Stress concentrations at grooves for retaining rings or seals (with notes on design against fatigue).
- ESDU 80027
  Elastic stress concentration factors. Single reinforced and unreinforced holes in infinite plates of isotropic materials.
- ESDU 81006
  Stress concentration factors. Axially loaded lugs with clearance-fit pins.
- ESDU 85045
  Stress concentrations: interaction and stress decay for selected cases.
- ESDU 89048
  Elastic stress concentration factors. Geometric discontinuities in rods and tubes of isotropic materials.
- ESDU 93030
  Three-dimensional elastic stress concentration factors. Plain or countersunk hole in a wide plate subjected to tension, bending or pin loading.
- ESDU 09014
  Elastic stress concentration factors. Geometric discontinuities in flat bars or strips of isotropic material.
- ESDU 15004
  Stress concentration factors in keyways.
- ESDU 15005
  Stress concentration factors for optimised holes in flat plate.
- ESDU 15006
  Stress concentration factors for optimised notches and fillets in flat plate.
Section 9: Fatigue - General
- ESDU 70016
  Terms and notation for fatigue endurance data.
- ESDU 71009
  Design against fatigue. Design principles.
- ESDU 75022
  Design against fatigue. Basic design calculations.
- ESDU 87016
  Effect of size on fatigue strength of steel components.
- ESDU 90031
  Fretting fatigue.
- ESDU 91027
  Non-destructive examination - choice of methods.
- ESDU 97024
  Derivation of endurance curves from fatigue test data, including run-outs
- ESDU 04022
  An introduction to low-cycle fatigue phenomena
- ESDU 20004
  Guide to fatigue data available in Stress and Strength Series
Section 10: Fatigue Strength of Materials
- ESDU 71027
  Endurance of high strength steels (in bending).
- ESDU 74016
  The fatigue strength at high endurance of notched low alloy steel specimens (in bending and under axial loading, zero mean stress).
- ESDU 74027
  The effect of surface roughness on the fatigue limit of steels (at zero mean stress).
- ESDU 86033
  The effect of electrodeposited chromium on the fatigue strength of low alloy steel.
- ESDU 88008
  Fatigue limit of unnotched steels (related to tensile strength).
- ESDU 88027
  Effect of fretting on fatigue strength of titanium alloys.
- ESDU 89031
  Guide to the selection of surface treatments for the improvement of fatigue strength of steels.
- ESDU 05007
  Strain-life data for type 316 austenitic stainless steels at temperatures between -269 and 816 °C (-452 and 1501 °F).
- ESDU 05008
  Cyclic stress-strain response of type 316 austenitic stainless steels during low-cycle fatigue at temperatures between -269 and 800 °C (-452 and 1472 °F).
- ESDU 19004
  Guide to the effect of shot peening on fatigue strength
Section 11: Statistical Methods
- ESDU 91041
  The statistical analysis of data from Normal distributions, with particular reference to small samples.
- ESDU 92040
  An introduction to the statistical analysis of engineering data.
- ESDU 21004
  The statistical analysis of fatigue data using the Weibull distribution
Section 12: Fracture Mechanics - General
- ESDU 80036
  Introduction to the use of linear elastic fracture mechanics in estimating fatigue crack growth rates and residual strength of components.
- ESDU 83023
  Fracture toughness (K_Ic) values of some steels.
- ESDU 96013
  Fracture toughness (K_Ic) values of some aluminium alloys.
- ESDU 02016
  Fracture toughness (K_Ic) values of some cast irons
Section 13: Crack Propagation
- ESDU 81011
  Fatigue crack propagation in low and medium strength low alloy steel plate, bar and forgings.
- ESDU 81012
  Fatigue threshold stress intensity factors and slow crack propagation rates in low and medium strength low alloy steel.
- ESDU 84003
  Fatigue crack propagation rates and threshold stress intensity factors in high alloy and corrosion resistant (stainless) steel.
- ESDU 17003
  Fatigue crack propagation rates and threshold stress intensity factors in high strength low alloy steel plate, bar and forgings.
- ESDU 93033
  Fatigue propagation behaviour of short cracks (1-2 mm) in steels.
Section 14: Stress Intensity Factors
- ESDU 78036
  The compounding method of estimating stress intensity factors for cracks in complex configurations using solutions from simple configurations.
- ESDU 81029
  Stress intensity factors in lugs (through-thickness cracks).
- ESDU 83033
  Stress intensity factors for corner cracks in loaded holes in lugs and wide plates.
- ESDU 22002
  Rooke and Cartwright's compendium of stress intensity factors
Section 15: Bolted Joints and Screw Threads
- ESDU 66011
  Loaded pins in axially loaded bars. Maximum elastic stress at hole boundary.
- ESDU 67019
  Static strength of screwed fasteners.
- ESDU 67020
  Fatigue strength of steel screw threads with large root radii under axial loading.
- ESDU 67034
  Effect of inclined nut seatings on the fatigue strength of steel screw threads.
- ESDU 71011
  Stresses due to interference-fit pins and bushes in plates, strips or lugs.
- ESDU 80028
  Fatigue strength of large steel bolts and threaded connections under axial loading.
- ESDU 82022
  Endurance of steel lugs with clearance-fit pins (Tensile mean stress)
- ESDU 84037
  Fatigue strength of external and internal steel screw threads under axial loading. (Standard forms not greater than 1.0 inch diameter.)
- ESDU 13008
  Fatigue strength of low-carbon steel stud threads under axial and combined axial and bending loading
- ESDU 85021
  Analysis of pretensioned bolted joints subject to tensile (separating) forces.
- ESDU 14001
  Applying, measuring and maintaining pretension in steel bolts
- ESDU 14002
  Lock nuts and other thread locking devices
- ESDU 96014
  Fatigue of bolted steel lap joints and doublers.
- ESDU 13015
  An introduction to some methods to calculate loads and stiffnesses in bolted assemblies
- ESDU 13016
  Some factors affecting the design of bolted assemblies
- ESDU TM 175
  ESDU TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM Self-loosening of bolted joints
- ESDU 14003
  Guide to bolted joints and screw threads data
- ESDU 91008
  Strength of lugs under axial load
- ESDU 08007
  Strength of lugs under oblique load
- ESDU 06021
  Strength of lugs under transverse load.
Section 16: Welds in Aluminium Alloys
- ESDU 91039
  Static and fatigue strength of butt welded joints in aluminium alloys.
- ESDU 92017
  Fatigue strength of cruciform and other fillet welded joints in aluminium alloys.
Section 17: Welds in Steel
- ESDU 75016
  Fatigue strength of transverse fillet and cruciform butt welds in steels.
- ESDU 76007
  Fatigue of longitudinal fillet welded attachments and joints in steels under axial loading.
- ESDU 76032
  Fatigue strength of longitudinal flange-to-web welds in steel I-beams and T-sections.
- ESDU 77011
  Fatigue strength of transverse butt welds in steel plate under axial loading.
- ESDU 78016
  The effect of post-weld treatments on fatigue at fillet welded attachments.
- ESDU 78023
  Fatigue strength of transverse welded joints and attachments in steels under bending loading.
- ESDU 81007
  Fatigue strength in bending of steel I-beams with welded attachments.
- ESDU 86013
  Guide to the use of Data Items on the fatigue strength of welded joints in steels.
Section 18: Bonded Joints
- ESDU 67008
  Elastic stresses in single lap joints under tension or compression
- ESDU 92041
  Stress analysis of single lap bonded joints (adhesive and adherends)
- ESDU 17004
  Guide to the use of Data Items in the design of bonded joints
- ESDU 18008
  An overview of bonded joint design
Section 19: Disc and Strip Springs
- ESDU 67021
  The design of crossed flexure-pivots.
- ESDU 78043
  Single disc springs - elastic deflections, stresses, stiffnesses and resiliences.
- ESDU 79010
  Characteristics of disc springs in combination (to be used in conjunction with ESDU 78043)
- ESDU 80004
  Fatigue strength of steel coned disc springs.
Section 20: Helical Springs
- ESDU 82008
  Elastic stresses and deflections of helical compression and tension springs of round wire.
- ESDU 82012
  Nested helical compression springs of round wire (to be used in conjunction with ESDU 82008)
- ESDU 83002
  Allowable stresses for helical compression and tension springs of round wire.
- ESDU 83003
  Notes on the design of helical compression and tension springs of round wire.
- ESDU 19003
  Fatigue strength of shot peened helical tension and compression steel springs
Section 21: Contact Stresses
- ESDU 78035
  Contact phenomena. I: stresses, deflections and contact dimensions for normally-loaded unlubricated elastic components.
- ESDU 84017
  Contact phenomena. II: stress fields and failure criteria in concentrated elastic contacts under combined normal and tangential loading.