This book is about the use of fracture mechanics for the solution
of practical problems; academic rigor is not at issue and dealt
with only in as far as it improves insight and understanding; it
often concerns secondary errors in engineering. Knowledge of
(ignorance of) such basic input as loads and stresses in practical
cases may cause errors far overshadowing those introduced by
shortcomings of fracture mechanics and necessary approximations;
this is amply demonstrated in the text. I have presented more than
three dozen 40-hour courses on fracture mechanics and damage
tolerance analysis, so that I have probably more experience in
teaching the subject than anyone else. I learned more than the
students, and became cognizant of difficulties and of the real
concerns in applications. In particular I found, how a subject
should be explained to appeal to the practicing engineer to
demonstrate that his practical problem can indeed be solved with
engineering methods. This experience is reflected in the presenta
tions in this book. Sufficient background is provided for an
understanding of the issues, but pragamatism prevails. Mathematics
cannot be avoided, but they are presented in a way that appeals to
insight and intuition, in lieu of formal derivations which would
show but the mathematical skill of the writer."
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