{"product_id":"fracture-of-brittle-solids-paperback-9780521409728","title":"Fracture of Brittle Solids (Paperback) 9780521409728","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFracture of Brittle Solids\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a monograph on the brittle fracture of ceramic materials, in a unified continuum, microstructural and atomistic treatment.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian Lawn (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521409728, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 3 June 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages, 207 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is an advanced text for higher degree materials science students and researchers concerned with the strength of highly brittle covalent–ionic solids, principally ceramics. It is a reconstructed and greatly expanded edition of a book first published in 1975. The book presents a unified continuum, microstructural and atomistic treatment of modern day fracture mechanics from a materials perspective. Particular attention is directed to the basic elements of bonding and microstructure that govern the intrinsic toughness of ceramics. These elements hold the key to the future of ceramics as high-technology materials - to make brittle solids strong, we must first understand what makes them weak. The underlying theme of the book is the fundamental Griffith energy-balance concept of crack propagation. The early chapters develop fracture mechanics from the traditional continuum perspective, with attention to linear and nonlinear crack-tip fields, equilibrium and non-equilibrium crack states. It then describes the atomic structure of sharp cracks, the topical subject of crack-microstructure interactions in ceramics, with special focus on the concepts of crack-tip shielding and crack-resistance curves, and finally deals with indentation fracture, flaws, and structural reliability.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Griffith concept\u003cbr\u003e 2. Continuum aspects of crack propagation\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Linear Crack-Tip Field\u003cbr\u003e 3. Continuum aspects of crack propagation Part II. Nonlinear Crack-Tip Field\u003cbr\u003e 4. Unstable crack propagation: dynamic fracture\u003cbr\u003e 5. Chemical processes in crack propagation: kinetic fracture\u003cbr\u003e 6. Atomic aspects of fracture\u003cbr\u003e 7. Microstructure and toughness\u003cbr\u003e 8. Indentation fracture\u003cbr\u003e 9. Crack initiation: flaws\u003cbr\u003e 10. Strength and reliability\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Materials science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Materials science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Materials%20science%20%5BTGM%5D%22\"\u003eTGM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007244751128,"sku":"9780521409728","price":100.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521409728i_72f291c2-967a-42d3-ab6e-287ebd5d63fb.jpg?v=1691381271","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fracture-of-brittle-solids-paperback-9780521409728","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}