Mechanics in Material Space: With Applications to Defect and Fracture Mechanics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783540669654)

The aim of the book is to present, in a novel and unified fashion, the elements of Mechanics in Material Space or Configurational Mechanics, with applications to fracture and defect mechanics. This mechanics, in contrast to Newtonian mechanics in physical space, is concerned with defects such as cracks and dislocations, which are embedded in the material and might move in it. The level is kept accessible to any engineer, scientist or graduate student possessing some knowledge of calculus and partial differential equations, and working in the various areas where rational use of materials is essential.

Author: Reinhold Kienzler,George Herrmann
ISBN-10: 3540669655
ISBN-13: 9783540669654
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2000
Pages: 298
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.41w x 0.84d