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- Self-contained and well illustrated
- Complete and comprehensive derivation of mechanical/mathematical results with enphasis on issues of practical importance
- Combines classical subjects of fracture mechanics with modern topics such as microheterogeneous materials, piezoelectric materials, thin films, damage
- Mechanically and mathematically clear and complete derivations of results
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Mechanical Engineering Series (MES)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Concerned with the fundamental concepts and methods of fracture mechanics and micromechanics, Fracture Mechanics primarily focuses on the mechanical description of fracture processes; however, material specific aspects are also discussed.
The presentation of continuum mechanical and phenomenological foundations is followed by an introduction into classical failure hypotheses. A major part of the book is devoted to linear elastic and elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. Further subjects are creep fracture, dynamic fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, probabilistic fracture mechanics, failure of thin films and fracture of piezoelectric materials. The book also contains an extensive introduction into micromechanics. Self-contained and well-illustrated, this text serves as a graduate-level text and reference.
The 2nd revised edition has been expanded and complemented by numerous problems and figures.
Reviews
From the reviews:
"The book ‘Fracture Mechanics with Introduction to Micromechanics’ explains in an easy way fracture processes in homogenous and heterogeneous modern engineering materials with a partial insight into the underlying micromechanism. … This book is essential for several reasons … . In my opinion this excellent book can be recommended both for educational purposes (i.e. advanced courses on composite structures) as well as for scientists, engineers, and Ph. D. students." (Tomasz Sadowski, Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Vol. 87 (1), 2007)
"This textbook is an extended English edition of three previous German editions. … this textbook is a well brief presentation of modern concepts and methods of fracture mechanics in both macro- and microscales. The book may be recommended to students, researchers and industry practitioners interested in theoretical backgrounds of fracture mechanics." (I. A. Parinov, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1110 (12), 2007)
Authors and Affiliations
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Institut für Mechanik, Darmstadt, Germany
Dietmar Gross
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Fraunhofer-Institute for Mechanics, D-79108, Freilburg, Germany
Thomas Seelig
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fracture Mechanics
Book Subtitle: With an Introduction to Micromechanics
Authors: Dietmar Gross, Thomas Seelig
Series Title: Mechanical Engineering Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b22134
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06316-9Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-35849-7Published: 23 May 2007
Series ISSN: 0941-5122
Series E-ISSN: 2192-063X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 321
Number of Illustrations: 166 b/w illustrations
Topics: Solid Mechanics, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Solid Mechanics