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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