Dynamic Fracture Mechanics (Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 581
ISBN-13: 9780521629225
Subjects: Applied mathematics; Mechanical engineering; Stress & fracture; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Applied; Fracture Mechanics; Mathematics-Applied; Science / Mechanics / Dynamics / Fluid Dynamics; Technology / Fracture Mechanics
First sentence: The field of fracture mechanics is concerned with the quantitative description of the mechanical state of a deformable body containing a crack or cracks, with a view toward characterizing and measuring the resistance of materials to crack growth.