Fracture Mechanics

Fracture Mechanics
Author: J. C. Lewis
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 628
Release: 1983
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780803107281

Surface-crack Growth

Surface-crack Growth
Author: Walter G. Reuter
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1990
Genre: Fracture mechanics
ISBN: 080311284X

From the symposium (on title) held in Sparks, Nevada, April 1988. Twenty-two peer-reviewed papers are divided into sections on models and experiments (monotonic loading), and fatigue crack growth. Areas addressed include the differences in constraint for 2-D through-thickness cracks and 3-D surface

The Practical Use of Fracture Mechanics

The Practical Use of Fracture Mechanics
Author: D. Broek
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 544
Release: 1988-10-31
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This book is about the use of fracture mechanics for the solution of practical problems; academic rigor is not at issue and dealt with only in as far as it improves insight and understanding; it often concerns secondary errors in engineering. Knowledge of (ignorance of) such basic input as loads and stresses in practical cases may cause errors far overshadowing those introduced by shortcomings of fracture mechanics and necessary approximations; this is amply demonstrated in the text. I have presented more than three dozen 40-hour courses on fracture mechanics and damage tolerance analysis, so that I have probably more experience in teaching the subject than anyone else. I learned more than the students, and became cognizant of difficulties and of the real concerns in applications. In particular I found, how a subject should be explained to appeal to the practicing engineer to demonstrate that his practical problem can indeed be solved with engineering methods. This experience is reflected in the presenta tions in this book. Sufficient background is provided for an understanding of the issues, but pragamatism prevails. Mathematics cannot be avoided, but they are presented in a way that appeals to insight and intuition, in lieu of formal derivations which would show but the mathematical skill of the writer.

Dynamic Fracture Mechanics

Dynamic Fracture Mechanics
Author: P. H. Wen
Publisher: Computational Mechanics
Total Pages: 202
Release: 1996
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781853124464

This work describes the formulation and numerical implementation of both two- and three-dimensional indirect boundary element methods (for example, the fictitious load method and the displacement discontinuity method). It also provides an analysis of crack problems in elastostatic and elastodynamic fracture mechanics, and methods for evaluating weight functions for dynamic problems.

Metal Fatigue in Engineering

Metal Fatigue in Engineering
Author: Ralph I. Stephens
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2000-11-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0471510599

Classic, comprehensive, and up-to-date Metal Fatigue in Engineering Second Edition For twenty years, Metal Fatigue in Engineering has served as an important textbook and reference for students and practicing engineers concerned with the design, development, and failure analysis of components, structures, and vehicles subjected to repeated loading. Now this generously revised and expanded edition retains the best features of the original while bringing it up to date with the latest developments in the field. As with the First Edition, this book focuses on applied engineering design, with a view to producing products that are safe, reliable, and economical. It offers in-depth coverage of today's most common analytical methods of fatigue design and fatigue life predictions/estimations for metals. Contents are arranged logically, moving from simple to more complex fatigue loading and conditions. Throughout the book, there is a full range of helpful learning aids, including worked examples and hundreds of problems, references, and figures as well as chapter summaries and "design do's and don'ts" sections to help speed and reinforce understanding of the material. The Second Edition contains a vast amount of new information, including: * Enhanced coverage of micro/macro fatigue mechanisms, notch strain analysis, fatigue crack growth at notches, residual stresses, digital prototyping, and fatigue design of weldments * Nonproportional loading and critical plane approaches for multiaxial fatigue * A new chapter on statistical aspects of fatigue