Time-Dependent Fracture Mechanics (Mechanical Engineering Series)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: June 27, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 459
ISBN-13: 9780387952123
Subjects: Stress & fracture; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Mechanical; Mechanics - General; Technology / Engineering / Mechanical; Material Science; Fracture Mechanics
First sentence: In this chapter, we describe how fracture strength of materials was evaluated before the Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics theory appeared fifty years ago, and how this property is now currently evaluated.