Fracture Mechanics

From the reviews of the second edition: "The second edition of this textbook ... now covers the latest developments as well as the basic principles and traditional applications of composites, thin films and cement materials." (Materials Today, May 2005)

• Linear Elastic Stress Field in Cracked Bodies.- Elastic-Plastic Stress Field in Cracked Bodies.- Crack Growth Based on Energy Balance.- Critical Stress Intensity Factor Fracture Criterion.- J-Integral and Crack Opening Displacement Fracture Criteria.- Strain Energy Density Failure Criterion: Mixed-Mode Crack Growth.- Dynamic Fracture.- Fatigue and Environment-Assisted Fracture.- Micromechanics of Fracture.- Composite Materials.- Thin Films.- Nanoindentation.- Cementitious Materials.