Stress & fracture books

A set of peer-reviewed papers that covers the various areas of Composite, Polymer and Ceramic Materials, Fracture...  Read More >>

The aim is to introduce recent advances in engineering plasticity and its applications. The scope covers a wide...  Read More >>

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The existence of crack-like flaws cannot be precluded in any engineering structure. At the same time, the increasing...  Read More >>

Covers the theoretical, computational and experimental research on fracture and damage mechanics, as well as on...  Read More >>

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* Presents novel techniques for modeling 3D cracks and their evolution in solids. * Cracks are modeled in terms...  Read More >>

The design of mechanical structures with improved and predictable durability cannot be achieved without a thorough...  Read More >>

The design of mechanical structures with predictable and improved durability cannot be achieved without a thorough...  Read More >>

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With the advent of the 80's there has been an increasing need for analytic and numerical techniques, based on a...  Read More >>

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Within the last two decades fracture theory has been one of the most rapidly advancing fields of continuous media...  Read More >>

In this book a new phenomenological approach to brittle medium fracture initiation under shock pulses is developped....  Read More >>

This book introduces a recent development in the theoretical research into the dynamic behaviour of fracture. The...  Read More >>

This book presents a modern continuum mechanics and mathematical framework to study shell physical behaviors, and...  Read More >>

Shock-induced dynamic fracture of solids is of practical importance in many areas of materials science, chemical...  Read More >>

Concerned with the fundamental concepts and methods of fracture mechanics and micromechanics, Fracture Mechanics...  Read More >>

Residual Stress Measurement and the Slitting Method provides complete coverage of the slitting method with new results...  Read More >>

The present book surveys the theoretical analysis put forth by Mott with particular focus on his efforts to characterize...  Read More >>

The problem of stress corrosion cracking (SCC), which causes sudden failure of metals and other materials subjected...  Read More >>

Offers an overview of flexible barrier materials such as textile, paper and leather, including methods for barrier...  Read More >>

Systematic studies of how hierarchical structures in biology are related to their functions and properties can lead...  Read More >>

Most design engineers are tasked to design against failure, and one of the biggest causes of product failure is...  Read More >>

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