Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics for Engineers: Theory and Applications - Hardcover

Pook, L. P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1853127035 ISBN 13: 9781853127038

Publisher: WIT Press, 1999

Synopsis

This book fulfills the need for a short, modern, introductory text on linear elastic fracture mechanics and its engineering applications. Suitable for use by engineering undergraduates, and other newcomers to the subject, it:- ? Explains the main ideas underlying present day linear elastic fracture mechanics and how these have been developed. ? Shows how the ideas can be used to carry out calculations answering the question 'Does this crack matter?' from the viewpoint of an engineering designer. ? Provides an understanding of the basis of standard methods and software employed to carry out calculations. ? Includes additional, more advanced material, where this will increase understanding of the sometimes formidable mathematics involved, and of the various simplifications and approximations used in practical applications. The author includes all the material central to an undergraduate introductory course and ends each chapter with an overview of the material covered to aid accessibility. Familiarity with the mechanical properties of metallic materials, and with the linear elastic stress analysis of uncracked bodies is assumed.

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"Recommended as a resource for students and others looking for an introduction to fatigue life prediction based on LEFM."

Synopsis

An introductory textbook for engineering undergraduate students which explains the way that linear elastic fracture mechanics makes use of a linear elastic stress analysis of a cracked component to determine the conditions under which a crack, or crack-like flaw, will extend. The two main aims of the work are: to explain the main ideas behind the s

Edition details

• Publisher: WIT Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853127035
• ISBN 13: 9781853127038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176