EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceApplied MechanicsMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsSolid MechanicsDuctilityFailure CriteriaFracture InitiationFracture MechanicsFracture PropagationStrength Of MaterialsCracksDuctile FailureDuctile FractureDuctile Fracture TheoryFracture CriterionFracture Initiation In Ductile MaterialsHigh-temperature Strength
This is a practical book containing background information and research results of particular interest to materials engineers who design structures subject to the possibility of failure by fracture. Categories include ductile fracture, test methods development, surface cracks and crack shape effects, and high temperature and loading rate effects.