Fracture Mechanics
Subtitle: An Introduction (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications)
Edition: 2nd ed. edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 29, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9781402028632
Subjects: Mechanics of solids; Technology & Industrial Arts; Mechanics - General; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Mechanical; Material Science; Science-Mechanics - General; Technology / Engineering / Mechanical; Technology-Material Science; Fracture Mechanics
First sentence: The mechanical design of engineering structures usually involves an analysis of the stress and displacement fields in conjunction with a postulate predicting the event of failure itself.