Practical fracture mechanics in design. (©2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Arun Shukla.
• Other Names: Shukla, A (Arun)
• Contents: PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN FRACTURE MECHANICS AND OVERVIEW; Early Foundations of Strength of Material Concepts; Development of Concept of Stresses; Development of Modern Fracture Mechanics; Basic Concepts of Stress and Strain; Theory of Elasticity; Strength Theories and Design; Symbols; References; STRESS AND ENERGY CRITERIA AND FRACTURE; Effects of Geometry; Inglis Theory of Stress; Advent of the Energy Concept; Griffith Theory of Fracture; Concept of Stress Intensity; Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness; Variation of Basic Parameters; Symbols; References; CALCULATION OF STRESS INTENSITY; Center Crack; Double-Edge Crack; Single-Edge Crack; Collapse Stress; Round Hole With Cracks; Elliptical Notches With Cracks; Edge-Notched Beams; Flaws in Tension; Superposition of Stress Intensity Factors; Special Cases of Stress Intensity; Closing Remarks; Symbols; References; TEST AND ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; Overview of Theory and Practice; Constraint and Thickness; Testing of Fracture Toughness; Determination of LEFM Parameters; Correlation Techniques; Symbols; References; CRACK MECHANICS; General Comment; Surface and Corner Cracks; Elements of Fatigue Technology; Initiation of Fracture; Crack Propagation; Special Effects; Design Procedures; Symbols; References; ELEMENTS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; Ductile and Brittle Fracture; Transition Temperature Approach; Lower-Bound Stress in Design; Crack Behavior in Weld Regions; Criteria of Leak-Before-Break; Plane Stress and Plastic Behavior; CTOD; Environmental Effects; LEFM; Symbols; References; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR KI; General Comment; Strain Gage Method; Optical Method of Photoelasticity; Shadow Method of Caustics; Fiber-Optic Sensors and Fracture Mechanics; Discussion; Symbols; References; DYNAMIC FRACTURE; Determination of Dynamic Initiation Toughness; Crack Propagation; Crack Arrest; Symbols; References; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; Introduction; Measures of Fracture Toughness for Composites; Experimental Measurement of Fracture Toughness; Symbols; References; POST MORTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS; Fractography; Optical Microscopy; Scanning Electron Microscopy; Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM); Interpretation of Fracture Surface Features; Symbols; References; CASE STUDIES; Typical Structural Failures in Service; Crane Retrofit and Materials Control; Integrity of Underground Structures; Lessons From Structural Failures; Symbols; References; INTRODUCTORY FRACTURE CONTROL; Historical Perspective; Analytical Options of Fracture Control and Failure Review; Practical Elements of Fracture Control; Limitations and Errors; Symbols; References; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; Basic Characteristics; Selected Formulas and Definitions; Special Problems; Engineering Materials; Glossary of Terms and Fundamentals; Symbols; References; INDEX
• Edition: 2nd ed., rev. and expanded
• Publisher Details: New York : Marcel Dekker
• Publication Date: 2005
• Copyright Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 525 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 620.1/126; Engineering design; Fracture mechanics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fracture Mechanics; Engineering design; Fracture mechanics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0824758854; 9780824758851; 9780849338939
• Related ISBNs: 084933893X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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