Advances in Fracture Research Honour and Plenary Lectures Presented at the 11th International Conference on Fracture (ICF11), Held in Turin, Italy, on March 20–25, 2005 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Carpinteri, Alberto (Editor), Mai, Yiu-Wing (Editor), Ritchie, Robert O. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Continuum mechanics.; Structural mechanics.; Structural materials.; Structural Mechanics.; Structural Materials.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.

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