Fracture Mechanics - An Introduction (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2005)

New developments in the applications of fracture mechanics to engineering problems have taken place in the last years. Composite materials have extensively been used in engineering problems. Quasi-brittle materials including concrete, cement pastes, rock, soil, etc. all benefit from these developments. Layered materials and especially thin film/substrate systems are becoming important in small volume systems used in micro and nanoelectromechancial systems (MEMS and NEMS). Nanostructured materials are being introduced in our every day life. In all these problems fracture mechanics plays a major role for the prediction of failure and safe design of materials and structures. These new challenges motivated the author to proceed with the second edition of the book.

The second edition of the book contains four new chapters in addition to the ten chapters of the first edition. The fourteen chapters of the book cover the basic principles and traditional applications, as well as the latest developments of fracture mechanics as applied to problems of composite materials, thin films, nanoindentation and cementitious materials. Thus the book provides an introductory coverage of the traditional and contemporary applications of fracture mechanics in problems of utmost technological importance.

With the addition of the four new chapters the book presents a comprehensive treatment of fracture mechanics. It includes the basic principles and traditional applications as well as the new frontiers of research of fracture mechanics during the last three decades in topics of contemporary importance, like composites, thin films, nanoindentation and cementitious materials. The book containsfifty example problems and more than two hundred unsolved problems. A "Solutions Manual" is available upon request for course instructors from the author.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 123
Release date:	February 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	E.E. Gdoutos
Dimensions:	232 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	370
Edition:	2nd ed. 2005
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-2863-2
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Mechanics of solids > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-2863-6
Barcode:	9781402028632

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