This book, authored by Jaap Schijve, is a comprehensive textbook on the fatigue of structures and materials. It is designed for engineers, students, and teachers, and can be used for both undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as short courses for professionals in industry, laboratories, and research institutes. The book covers a wide range of topics related to fatigue, including the understanding of fatigue mechanisms, stress concentrations, residual stresses, stress intensity factors, fatigue properties of materials, and the fatigue strength of notched specimens. It also discusses load spectra, variable-amplitude loading, fatigue tests, scatter, special fatigue conditions such as surface treatments, fretting corrosion, corrosion fatigue, and high-temperature and low-temperature fatigue. Additionally, the book addresses the fatigue of joints and structures, providing design procedures and predictions. A final chapter focuses on fiber-metal laminates (Arall and Glare), which are advanced composites developed in Delft. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying mechanisms rather than relying on cookbook engineering, and includes practical considerations and references to relevant literature.This book, authored by Jaap Schijve, is a comprehensive textbook on the fatigue of structures and materials. It is designed for engineers, students, and teachers, and can be used for both undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as short courses for professionals in industry, laboratories, and research institutes. The book covers a wide range of topics related to fatigue, including the understanding of fatigue mechanisms, stress concentrations, residual stresses, stress intensity factors, fatigue properties of materials, and the fatigue strength of notched specimens. It also discusses load spectra, variable-amplitude loading, fatigue tests, scatter, special fatigue conditions such as surface treatments, fretting corrosion, corrosion fatigue, and high-temperature and low-temperature fatigue. Additionally, the book addresses the fatigue of joints and structures, providing design procedures and predictions. A final chapter focuses on fiber-metal laminates (Arall and Glare), which are advanced composites developed in Delft. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the underlying mechanisms rather than relying on cookbook engineering, and includes practical considerations and references to relevant literature.