PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN FRACTURE MECHANICS AND OVERVIEW Early Foundations of Strength of Material Concepts Development of Concept of Stresses Development of Modern Fracture Mechanics Basic Concepts of Stress and Strain Theory of Elasticity Strength Theories and Design Symbols References STRESS AND ENERGY CRITERIA AND FRACTURE Effects of Geometry Inglis Theory of Stress Advent of the Energy Concept Griffith Theory of Fracture Concept of Stress Intensity Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness Variation of Basic Parameters Symbols References CALCULATION OF STRESS INTENSITY Center Crack Double-Edge Crack Single-Edge Crack Collapse Stress Round Hole With Cracks Elliptical Notches With Cracks Edge-Notched Beams Flaws in Tension Superposition of Stress Intensity Factors Special Cases of Stress Intensity Closing Remarks Symbols References TEST AND ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE TOUGHNESS Overview of Theory and Practice Constraint and Thickness Testing of Fracture Toughness Determination of LEFM Parameters Correlation Techniques Symbols References CRACK MECHANICS General Comment Surface and Corner Cracks Elements of Fatigue Technology Initiation of Fracture Crack Propagation Special Effects Design Procedures Symbols References ELEMENTS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY Ductile and Brittle Fracture Transition Temperature Approach Lower-Bound Stress in Design Crack Behavior in Weld Regions Criteria of Leak-Before-Break Plane Stress and Plastic Behavior CTOD Environmental Effects LEFM Symbols References EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR KI General Comment Strain Gage Method Optical Method of Photoelasticity Shadow Method of Caustics Fiber-Optic Sensors and Fracture Mechanics Discussion Symbols References DYNAMIC FRACTURE Determination of Dynamic Initiation Toughness Crack Propagation Crack Arrest Symbols References FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES Introduction Measures of Fracture Toughness for Composites Experimental Measurement of Fracture Toughness Symbols References POST MORTEM FAILURE ANALYSIS Fractography Optical Microscopy Scanning Electron Microscopy Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Interpretation of Fracture Surface Features Symbols References CASE STUDIES Typical Structural Failures in Service Crane Retrofit and Materials Control Integrity of Underground Structures Lessons From Structural Failures Symbols References INTRODUCTORY FRACTURE CONTROL Historical Perspective Analytical Options of Fracture Control and Failure Review Practical Elements of Fracture Control Limitations and Errors Symbols References DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS Basic Characteristics Selected Formulas and Definitions Special Problems Engineering Materials Glossary of Terms and Fundamentals Symbols References INDEX
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