Fracture Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications, Second EditionThis bestselling text/reference provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of fracture mechanics. It presents theoretical background as well as practical applications, and it integrates materials science with solid mechanics. In the Second Edition, about 30% of the material has been updated and expanded; new technology is discussed, and feedback from users of the first edition has been incorporated. |
Contents
HISTORY AND OVERVIEW | 3 |
LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS | 31 |
MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LINEAR | 101 |
ELASTICPLASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS | 117 |
MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS | 183 |
DYNAMIC AND TIMEDEPENDENT FRACTURE | 205 |
FRACTURE MECHANISMS IN METALS | 265 |
STATISTICAL MODELING OF CLEAVAGE | 307 |
FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTING OF METALS | 365 |
EXPERIMENTAL ESTIMATES | 418 |
APPLICATION TO STRUCTURES | 459 |
FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION | 513 |
APPLICATION OF THE J CONTOUR | 559 |
APPENDIX 11 | 595 |
COMPILATION OF K J COMPLIANCE AND LIMIT | 601 |
PRACTICE PROBLEMS | 657 |
Common terms and phrases
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