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A New Perspective in Fracture Mechanics
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By
David Taylor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Description
Critical distance methods are extremely useful for predicting fracture and fatigue in engineering components. They also represent an important
development in the theory of fracture mechanics. Despite being in use for over fifty years in some fields, there has never been a book
about these methods – until now.
So why now? Because the increasing use of computer-aided stress analysis (by FEA and other techniques)
has made these methods extremely easy to use in practical situations. This is turn has prompted researchers to re-examine the underlying
theory with renewed interest.
The book begins with a general introduction to the phenomena of mechanical failure in materials: a
basic understanding of solid mechanics and materials engineering is assumed, though appropriate introductory references are provided
where necessary. After a simple explanation of how to use critical distance methods, and a more detailed exposition of the methods including
their history and classification, the book continues by showing examples of how critical distance approaches can be applied to predict
fracture and fatigue in different classes of materials. Subsequent chapters include some more complex theoretical areas, such as multiaxial
loading and contact problems, and a range of practical examples using case studies of real engineering components taken from the author?s
own consultancy work.
The Theory of Critical Distances will be of interest to a range of readers, from academic
researchers concerned with the theoretical basis of the subject, to industrial engineers who wish to incorporate the method into modern
computer-aided design and analysis.
Audience
This book is suitable for academics and research students in universities and design engineers in companies manufacturing any type of
mechanical components (cars, aircraft, chairs, washing machines). It is also suitable for students taking undergraduate and postgraduate
courses in fracture mechanics and failure analysis.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Theory of Critical Distances: Basics
Chapter 3. The Theory of Critical Distances in Detail
Chapter
4. Other Theories of Fracture
Chapter 5. Ceramics
Chapter 6. Polymers
Chapter 7. Metals
Chapter 8. Composites
Chapter 9. Fatigue
Chapter 10. Contact Problems
Chapter 11. Multiaxial Loading
Chapter 12. Case Studies and Practical Aspects
Chapter 13. Theoretical Studies
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 306 pages, publication date: MAY-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-044478-9
ISBN-10: 0-08-044478-4
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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