Dynamic Fracture (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780080443522)

Dynamic fracture in solids has attracted much attention for over a century from engineers as well as physicists due both to its technological interest and to inherent scientific curiosity. Rapidly applied loads are encountered in a number of technical applications. In some cases such loads might be applied deliberately, as for example in problems of blasting, mining, and comminution or fragmentation; in other cases, such dynamic loads might arise from accidental conditions. Regardless of the origin of the rapid loading, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms and mechanics of fracture under dynamic loading conditions in order to design suitable procedures for assessing the susceptibility to fracture. Quite apart from its repercussions in the area of structural integrity, fundamental scientific curiosity has continued to play a large role in engendering interest in dynamic fracture problems

Author: K. Ravi-Chandar
ISBN-10: 0080443524
ISBN-13: 9780080443522
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Language: English
Published: 12/13/2004
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.37lbs
Size: 9.76h x 6.60w x 0.61d