
Cracks and Fracture
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Cracks and Fracture consists of nine chapters in logical sequence. In two introductory chapters, physical processes in the vicinity of the crack edge are discussed and the fracture process is described. Chapter 3 develops general basic concepts and relations in crack mechanics, such as path independent integrals, stress intensity factors and energy flux into the crack edge region. Chapters 4-7 deal with elastostatic cracks, stationary or slowly moving elastic-plastic cracks, elastodynamic crack mechanics and elastoplastic aspects of fracture, including dynamic fracture mechanics. Appendices include general formulae, the basic theory of analytic functions, introduction to Laplace and Hankel transforms and description of certain basic relations, for instance for stress waves in solids. There is an extensive bibliography, containing references to both classical and recent work, and a comprehensive index.
Key Features
- Presents an extensive bibliography containing references to both classical and recent works and a comprehensive index
- Appendices include general formulas, the basic theory of analytic functions, introduction to Laplace and Hankel transforms, and descriptions of certain basic relations, for instance for stress waves in solids
Readership
Researchers and graduate students in engineering fields related to the science of mechanics and materials; in geophysics and in mathematical physics
Product details
- No. of pages: 752
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1999
- Published: February 24, 1999
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780080503271
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780121341305
About the Author
K. Broberg
Affiliations and Expertise
Blackroc Company, Dublin, Ireland