Books on Engineering, Energy and Technology - Fracture Mechanics Books

Fatigue '96 - book by Lutjering, G.;Nowack, H.

DESCRIPTION: The aim of the 6th International Fatigue Congress, besides covering the entire field of fatigue, was to promote the intimate connection between basic science and engineering application by the selection of appropriate session topics.Fatigue is the main cause of failure of engineering st... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Fatigue Crack Propagation in Metallic Structures - book by Carpinteri, A.

DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this Handbook is to provide a review of the knowledge and experiences in the field of fatigue fracture mechanics. It is well-known that engineering structures can fail due to cyclic loading. For instance, a cyclically time-varying loading reduces the structure strength an... view more info and the price of this book.

Damage Mechanics - book by Krajcinovic, D.

DESCRIPTION: This book provides the first truly comprehensive study of damage mechanics. All concepts are carefully identified and defined in micro- and macroscopic scales. In terms of the methods and observation scales, the main part of the book is divided into three chapters. These chapters consid... view more info and the price of this book.

Structural and Residual Stress Analysis by Nondestructive Methods - book by Hauk, V.

DESCRIPTION: The field of stress analysis has gained its momentum from the widespread applications in industry and technology and has now become an important part of materials science. Various destructive as well as nondestructive methods have been developed for the determination of stresses. This t... view more info and the price of this book.

Damage Mechanics in Engineering Materials - book by Voyiadjis, G.Z.;Woody Ju, Jiann-Wen;Chaboche, J.-L.

DESCRIPTION: This book contains thirty peer-reviewed papers that are based on the presentations made at the symposium on "Damage Mechanics in Engineering Materials" on the occasion of the Joint ASME/ASCE/SES Mechanics Conference (McNU97), held in Evanston, Illinois, June 28-July 2, 1997. The key ar... view more info and the price of this book.

Low Cycle Fatigue and Elasto-Plastic Behaviour of Materials - book by Rie, K.-T.;Portella, P.D.

DESCRIPTION: The 4th International Conference on Low Cycle Fatigue and Elasto-Plastic Behaviour of Materials was held from 7-11 September 1998 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. In response to a call for papers, nearly 200 extended abstracts from 32 countries were submitted to the organizing commi... view more info and the price of this book.

Fatigue Design and Reliability - book by Marquis, G.;Solin, J.

DESCRIPTION: This volume represents a selection of papers presented at the Third International Symposium on Fatigue Design, Fatigue Design 1998, held in Espoo, Finland, 26-29 May, 1998. One objective of this symposium series was to help bridge the gap that sometimes exists between researchers and en... view more info and the price of this book.

Fracture of Polymers, Composites and Adhesives - book by Williams, J.G.;Pavan, A.

DESCRIPTION: This book contains a selection of fully peer-reviewed papers which were presented at the 2nd ESIS TC4 Conference, held in Les Diablerets, Switzerland 13 - 15 September 1999. The meeting was designed to reflect the activities of the Committee over the last 15 years, and to plan future ... view more info and the price of this book.

Fracture Mechanics: Applications and Challenges - book by Fuentes, M.;Elices, M.;Martin-Meizoso, A.;Martinez-Esnaola, J.-M.

DESCRIPTION: This book contains 15 fully peer-reviewed Invited Papers which were presented at the 13th 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 ... view more info and the price of this book.

ECF 13 - book by Fuentes, M.;Elices, M.;Martin-Meizoso, A.;Martinez-Esnaola, J.-M.

DESCRIPTION: This CD contains papers which were presented at the 13th Biennial European Conference on Fracture and is a companion to the book of invited papers http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/0080436994Fracture Mechanics: Applications and Challenges. The organisers of the ECF 13 opted from the ... view more info and the price of this book.

Fracture Mechanics Testing Methods for Polymers, Adhesives and Composites - book by Moore, D.R.;Pavan, A.;Williams, J.G.

DESCRIPTION: This book is an overview of ESIS Technical Committee 4's activities since the mid-1980s. A wide range of tests is described and the numerous authors is a reflection of the wide and enthusiastic support we have had. With the establishment of the Technical Committee 4, two major area... view more info and the price of this book.

From Charpy to Present Impact Testing - book by Francois, D.;Pineau, A.

DESCRIPTION: From Charpy to Present Impact Testing contains 52 peer-reviewed papers selected from those presented at the Charpy Centenary Conference held in Poitiers, France, 2-5 October 2001. The name of Charpy remains associated with impact testing on notched specimens. At a time when many steam ... view more info and the price of this book.

Fiber Fracture - book by Elices, M.;Llorca, J.

DESCRIPTION: The idea for this book came out of the EURESCO Conference on High Performance Fibers: Euroconference on Fiber Fracture in 2000. Many of the books that are currently available look at different aspects of fiber processing, properties, or applications, but none are focussed on the fractu... view more info and the price of this book.

Fracture of Functionally Graded Materials - book by Paulino, G.H.

DESCRIPTION: Scientific research on functionally graded materials (FGM's) looks at functions of gradients in materials comprising thermodynamic, mechanical, chemical, optical, electromagnetic, and/or biological aspects. This collection of technical papers represents current research interests with... view more info and the price of this book.