Computer-aided testing of metals and composites. Cyclic behavior, fatigue and fracture testing and modeling. Damage characterization under low- and high-cycle fatigue. Life prediction and durability ...

When I was a young (19-years-old), newly-minted physicist, my first professional job was testing the metal fatigue properties of various Australian steels at BHP Port Kembla. (In fact, I tested ...

The same goes for metal fatigue, brittle fractures, ductile failures, and all the maladies that metal can suffer. The difference between an engineer and a technician is this deep understanding.