The Mechanics and Physics of Fracture part encourages publication of original research on Material damage
leading to crack growth and/or fatigue. Materials treated include metal alloys, polymers, composites, rocks, ceramics, etc. The material
damage process is complex because it involves the combined effect of loading, ... click here for full Aims & Scope
The Mechanics and Physics of Fracture part encourages publication of original research on Material damage
leading to crack growth and/or fatigue. Materials treated include metal alloys, polymers, composites, rocks, ceramics, etc. The material
damage process is complex because it involves the combined effect of loading, size and geometry, temperature and environment. Formulation
may involve the dissipation of energy in various forms and the identification of microscopic entities and their interactions with macroscopic
variables. The advent of the modern computer, however, has offered added capability for analysing the stresses and/or strain and failure
modes. The construction and verification of quantitative theories can be more readily carried out. Encouraged in particular are contributions
related to predictions of material damage behaviour based on microscopic and/or macroscopic models.The Fracture Mechanics Technology
section emphasises material characterisation techniques and translation of specimen data to design. Contributions shall cover the application
of fracture mechanics to hydro and electric machineries, offshore oil exploration equipment, pipelines and pressure vessels, nuclear
reactor components, air, land and sea vehicles, and many others. Among the areas to be emphasized are: case histories; material selection
and structure design; sample calculations of practical design problems; material characterisation procedures; fatigue crack growth and
corrosion; nondestructive testing and inspection; code requirements and standards; structural failure and ageing; failure prevention
methodologies; maintenance and repair; and product liability and technical insurance.
It has been the editorial policy of Theorectical
and Applied Fracture Mechanics to discourage the publication of manuscripts that are purely mathematical or empirical in nature.
Those works corresponding to the aforementioned category will be returned to the author without review. The following description may
serve as a guideline:
(1) Boundary value problem solutions derived using standard techniques.
(2) Numerical solutions using commercial
computer programs
with little or no application.
(3) Raw test results that are not directed at specific applications.
(4) Damage
or failure criteria that are known to have yielded results contrary to physics.
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