Crack Paths
- List Price: $98.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Computational Mechanics
- Publish date: 05/01/2002
Description:
Many engineering structures and components contain cracks or crack-like flaws and it is widely recognized that crack growth under static and fatigue loadings must be considered both in engineering design and in the analysis of failures. Methods of determining whether or not a crack will grow, and for a fatigue loading, the rate of crack growth, are well established. These methods assume that the crack path is known but at present the factors controlling the path taken by a propagating crack are not completely understood. In general crack paths are difficult to predict, while in practice their development in structures is often determined by large-scale structural tests.
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A great amount of published information on crack paths exists, but this is scattered and often incomplete. This book provides a state-of-the-art survey, with major themes presented in as unified a manner as possible.
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