Contact, Adhesion and Rupture of Elastic Solids
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: February 3, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9783540661139
Subjects: Elasticity; Stress & fracture; Thermodynamics; Science/Mathematics; Solid State Physics; Surface Physics; Science; Engineering - General; Technology / Material Science; Physics; Adhesion; Elastic solids; Fracture Mechanics
First sentence: Let us recall that bonds between atoms can be divided into strong bonds (whose rupture corresponds to a large absorption of energy, around one hundred kcal/mole) and weak bonds (a few kcal/mole).
Notes: Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences