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This textbook introduces the thermodynamics of irreversible processes to address the time dependency of fracture. It identifies principal structural failure types such as brittle damage and ductile failure and covers the life of a structure in a specific environment and load condition, addressing cooperative and solo fracture.
Alexander Chudnovsky is UIC Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Director of the Fracture Mechanics and Materials Durability Laboratory in the Civil and Materials Engineering Department of the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Over a career of more than 60 years, he has received numerous teaching awards and the 2004 Outstanding Achievement Award of the Society of Plastics Engineers.
Kalyan Sehanobish has been a global plastic product consultant and owner of Materials & Adhesives Research Services since 2019, and for over 25 years was Research Fellow at the Dow Chemical Company prior to 2019. He received the R&D inventor of the year award for several projects as a technical project team participant and the Automative PACE award for IMPAXX foam in 2008.
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