Structural Engineering Fracture Mechanics
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-419-17950-4 (ISBN)
Description
Presenting an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of fracture mechanics in relation to structural engineering, this volume should be of interest to researchers and post-graduate students in applied mechanics and structural engineering.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
150 line illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-419-17950-4 (9780419179504)
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Content
Stress-intensification in the crack tip vicinity. Mixed-mode crack initiation and propagation. Cohesive crack model. Size-scale effects on strength, toughness and ductility. Statistical distributions of micro-defects and Weibull's Theory. Structural response versus crack growth resistance curve. Crack growth stability in reinforced materials.