This book presents experimental results and theoretical advances in the field of ultra-low-cycle fatigue failure of metal structures under strong earthquakes, where the dominant failure mechanism is ductile fracture.
Foreword by Prof. Yiyi Chen.- Foreword by Prof. Hitoshi Kuwamura.- Preface.- Steel and aluminum.- Fracture of metal structures in past strong earthquakes.- Metal plasticity under monotonic loading till fracture.- Cyclic metal plasticity at extremely large plastic strain.- Ductile fracture of steel under monotonic loading.- Ultra-low-cycle fatigue of steel.- Ultra-low-cycle fatigue failure of aluminum.- Applications to metal structures.- Appendix: Integration algorithm for modified Yoshida-Uemori model.