Fracture mechanics selfcontained and well illustrated complete and comprehensive derivation of mechanicalmathematical results with enphasis on issues of practical importance combines classical subjects of fracture mechanics. A major part of the book is devoted to linear elastic and elasticplastic fracture mechanics. The presentation of continuum mechanical and phenomenological foundations is followed by an introduction. Concerned with the fundamental concepts and methods of fracture mechanics and micromechanics, fracture mechanics primarily focuses on the mechanical description of the fracture process. Pdf springer international publishing description about book fracture mechanics. Lecture notes in applied and computational mechanics. Scope teaching hours 4 the scope of theory covered is. Introduction fracture mechanics web of mechanics and. Fracture mechanics and statistical mechanics of reinforced elastomeric blends pdf by. Offers a concise and classtested introduction to fracture mechanics. The constituent geometry arrangements between fibers and polymer matrices have been presented in classical terms for the micromechanics. Strikes the right balance in integrating theory, experiment and computational methods for fracture. The fundamental micromechanics concepts including homogenization and dehomogenization.
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