Impact and Dynamic Fracture of Polymers an Composites consist of thirty-nine reviewed and revised papers presented at the European Symposium on Impact and Dynamic Fractures of ...

Provides a comprehensive introduction to the mechanical behaviour of solid polymers. Extensively revised and updated throughout, the second edition now includes new material on ...

Over recent years there has been a tremendous upsurge in interest in the fracture behaviour of polymers. One reason for this is the increas ing use of polymers in structural ...

When asked to start teaching a course on engineering fracture mechanics, I realized that a concise textbook, giving a general oversight of the field, did not exist. The ...