{"product_id":"introduction-to-fracture-mechanics-robert-o-ritchie-9780323898225","title":"Introduction to Fracture Mechanics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Fracture Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e presents an introduction to the origins, formulation and application of fracture mechanics for the design, safe operation and life prediction in structural materials and components. The book introduces and informs the reader on how fracture mechanics works and how it is so different from other forms of analysis that are used to characterize mechanical properties. Chapters cover foundational topics and the use of linear-elastic fracture mechanics, involving both K-based characterizing parameter and G-based energy approaches, and how to characterize the fracture toughness of materials under plane-strain and non plane-strain conditions using the notion of crack-resistance or R-curves. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther sections cover far more complex nonlinear-elastic fracture mechanics based on the use of the J-integral and the crack-tip opening displacement. These topics largely involve continuum mechanics descriptions of crack initiation, slow crack growth, eventual instability by overload fracture, and subcritical cracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert O. Ritchie, Dong Liu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 032389822X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780323898225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elsevier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Robert O. Ritchie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943975944447,"sku":"9780323898225","price":98.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_39976329-eec3-4e63-96f3-a1da171b031b.jpg?v=1681501080","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-fracture-mechanics-robert-o-ritchie-9780323898225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}