Preface
1 Introduction
2 Classification of fracture processes
3 Basics of fracture mechanics
4 Finite Element Method
5 FE-techniques for crack analysis in linear-elastic structures
6 Numerical calculation of generalized energy balance integrals
7 FE-techniques for crack analysis in elastic-plastic structures
8 Numerical simulation of crack propagation
9 Practical applications
Appendix: Fundamentals of strength of materials
Index
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.