Fracture Mechanics: Applications and Challenges

M. Fuentes (Author), M. Elices (Author), A. Martín-Meizoso (Author), J.-M. Martínez-Esnaola (Author)

9780080436999, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 13 September 2000

276 pages
24.4 x 17.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.7 kg

This book contains 15 fully peer-reviewed Invited Papers which were presented at the 13^th Biennial European Conference on Fracture and is a companion to the CD-ROM http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/008043701xProceedings.The organisers of the ECF 13 opted from the very beginning for an application-orientated conference, and consequently, this book contributes to the understanding of fracture phenomena, and disseminates fracture concepts and their application to the solution of engineering problems to practitioners in a wide range of fields.The fields covered in this book can be broadly classified into: elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, fracture dynamics, fatigue and interactive processes, failure, structural integrity, coatings and materials, with applications to the following industrial sectors: transport, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, pipelines and automotive engineering.

Foreword. Papers. Author Index.

Subject Areas: Structural engineering [TNC], Stress & fracture [TGMD5]