vol. 1. Fundamental concepts. Introduction to fatigue : fundamentals and methodology / Andre Pineau and Claude Bathias -- Modeling of fatigue strength and endurance curve / Henri-Paul Lieurade -- Fatigue crack initiation / Paul Rabbe and Louis Anquez -- Low-cycle fatigue / Andre Pineau -- Gigacycle fatigue / Claude Bathias -- Fatigue crack growth laws / Jacques Masounave, Jean-Paul Bailon and John-Ivan Dickson -- Short crack propagation / Yves Verreman -- Plastic deformation mechanisms at the crack tip / Claude Bathias -- Local approach to fatigue crack growth / Sylvie Pommier -- Corrosion fatigue / Regis Pelloux and Jean-Marc Genkin -- Effect of environment / Jean Petit and Christine Sarrazin-Baudoux -- Fatigue under variable amplitude loadings /Thierry Palin-Luc -- vol. 2. Application to damage and design