Fracture Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications

by M. Janssen, Russell Wanhill, Jan Zuidema

This book provides a thorough introduction to the subject of fracture mechanics, covering the basic concepts of both the linear elastic and elastic-plastic regimes. The development of failure assessment based on elastic-plastic fracture mechanics is comprehensively examined.

A number of chapters are devoted to the fracture mechanics characterisation of crack growth, and special attention is paid to the important topic of the initiation and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415346223
• ISBN13: 9780415346221
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.6"