Physics of Strength and Fracture Control
Subtitle: Adaptation of Engineering Materials and Structures
Publisher: CRC
Published: September 17, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 672
ISBN-13: 9780849311512
Subjects: Mechanical engineering; Stress & fracture; Testing of materials; Science/Mathematics; Fracture Mechanics; Technology; Technology & Industrial Arts; Strength of materials; Engineering - Civil; Engineering - Mechanical; Nanostructures; Science / Mechanics; Material Science
First sentence: Modern physics explains the thermal, electrical, and magnetic properties of various solid bodies used in everyday practice, but somehow fails to provide reasonable explanations for mechanical properties.