Fracture Mechanics An Introduction /

• Main Author: Gdoutos, E.E (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 123
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Mechanical engineering.; Materials science.; Mechanical Engineering.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

New developments in the applications of fracture mechanics to engineering problems have taken place in the last years. Composite materials have extensively been used in engineering problems. Quasi-brittle materials including concrete, cement pastes, rock, soil, etc. all benefit from these developmen...