Peterson's Stress Concentration Factors establishes andmaintains a system of data classification for all of theapplications of stress and strain analysis and expedites theirsynthesis into CAD applications. Substantially revised andcompletely updated, this book presents stress concentration factorsboth graphically and with formulas. It also employscomputer-generated art in its portrayal of the variousrelationships between the stress factors affecting machines orstructures. These charts provide a visual representation of themachine or structure under consideration as well as graphs of thevarious stress concentration factors at work. They can be easilyaccessed via an illustrated table of contents that permitsidentification based on the geometry and loading of the location ofa factor.

For the new third edition, new material will be added coveringfinite element analyses of stress concentrations, as well aseffective computational design. The book explains how to optimizeshape to circumvent stress concentration problems and how toachieve a well-balanced design of structures and machines that willresult in reduced costs, lighter products, and improvedperformance.