A summary of the original S-N curves used to derive some of the joint classifications contained in the fatigue clauses of BSCP118 (IM-SD-056)

The fatigue information being used to design, the welded aluminium alloy coaches for the A.P.T. P-Train is the fatigue clauses in the British Standard Code of Practice 118, known as BSCP118 "The Structural Use of Aluminium Alloys". In order to determine the safety factors used when producing the design curve,...