Fracture Mechanics：Fundamentals and Applications, Third Edition

Withitscombinationofpracticality,readability,andrigorthatischaracteristicofanytrulyauthoritativereferenceandtext,FractureMechanics:FundamentalsandApplicationsquicklyestablisheditselfasthemostcomprehensiveguidetofracturemechanicsavailable.Ithasbeenadoptedbymorethan100universitiesandembracedbythousandsofprofessionalengineersworldwide.Nowinitsthirdedition,thebookcontinuestoraisethebarinbothscopeandcoverage.Itencompassestheoryandapplications,linearandnonlinearfracturemechanics,solidmechanics,andmaterialssciencewithaunified,balanced,andin-depthapproach.Reflectingthemanyadvancesmadeinthedecadesincethepreviouseditioncameabout,thisindispensableThirdEditionnowincludes:·Anewchapteronenvironmentalcracking·Expandedcoverageofweightfunctions·Newmaterialontoughnesstestmethods·Newproblemsattheendofthebook·Newmaterialonthefailureassessmentdiagram(FAD)method·Expandedandupdatedcoverageofcrackclosureandvariable-amplitudefatigue·UpdatedsolutionsmanualInadditiontotheseenhancements,FractureMechanics:FundamentalsandApplications,ThirdEditionalsoincludesdetailedmathematicalderivationsinappendicesattheendofapplicablechapters;recentdevelopmentsinlaboratorytesting,applicationtostructures,andcomputationalmethods;coverageofmicromechanismsoffracture;andmorethan400illustrations.Thisreferencecontinuestobeanecessityonthedeskofanyoneinvolvedwithfracturemechanics.