Elements of fracture mechanics /
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education,
[2009]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
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Table of Contents:
- A. Dedication
- B. Preface
- C. Acknowledgements
- D. Author's profile
- 1. Background
- Kinds of failure
- Historical aspects
- Brittle and ductile fracture
- Modes of fracture failure
- How potent is a crack?
- Point of view
- Damage tolerance
- References
- 2. Energy release rate
- Introduction
- Griffith's dilemma
- Surface energy
- Griffith's realization
- Griffith's analysis
- Energy release rate
- Energy release rate of dcb specimen
- Anelastic deformation at crack-tip
- Crack resistance
- Stable and unstable crack growth
- R-curve for brittle cracks
- Thin plate vs thick plate
- Critical energy release rate
- Closure
- Questions
- Problems
- References
- 3. Stress intensity factor
- Introduction
- Stress and displacement fields in isotropic elastic materials
- Stress intensity factor
- Background for mathematical analysis
- Westergaard's approach
- Concluding remarks
- Questions
- Problems
- References
- 4. Sif of more complex cases
- Other applications of westergaard approach
- Application of the principle of superposition
- Crack in a plate of finite dimensions
- Edge cracks
- Embedded cracks
- The relation between gi and ki
- Critical stress intensity factor
- Bending and twisting of cracked plates
- Closure
- Appendix 4a: general approach to determine stress and displacement fields
- Appendix 4b: sif of some important cases
- Questions
- Problems
- References
- 5. Anelastic deformation at the crack tip
- Further investigation at the crack tip
- Approximate shape and size of the plastic zone
- Effective crack length
- Effect of plate thickness
- Closure
- Questions
- Problems
- References
- 6. J-integral
- Relevance and scope
- Definition of the j-integral
- Path independence
- Stress-strain relation
- Further discussion on j-integral
- Engineer approach?a short cut
- Closure
- Appendix 6a: equivalence of g and j for elastic materials
- Appendix 6b: the j-integral of some common cases through engineering approach
- Questions
- Problems
- References
- 7. Crack tip opening displacement
- Introduction
- Relationship between ctod, ki and gi for small scale yielding
- Equivalence between ctod and j
- Closure
- Questions
- Problems
- References
- 8. Test methods
- Introduction
- Kic-test technique
- Test methods to determine jic
- Test methods to determine gic and giic
- Determination of critical ctod
- Closure
- Appendix 8a: regression analysis to fit a line of known slope
- Questions
- Problems
- References
- 9. Fatigue failure and environment-assisted fracture
- Introduction
- Fatigue failure
- Environment-assisted fracture
- Environment-assisted fatigue failure
- Closure
- Questions
- Problems
- References
- 10. Finite element analysis of cracks in solids
- Finite element method
- Direct methods to determine fracture parameters
- Indirect methods to determine fracture parameters
- References
- 11. Mixed mode crack initiation and growth
- Introduction
- Fracture surface
- Mixed mode crack propagation criteria
- An example of mixed mode
- Crack growth
- References
- 12. Crack detection through non-destructive testing
- Introduction
- Examination through human senses
- Liquid penetration inspection
- Ultrasonic testing
- Radiographic imaging
- Magnetic particle inspection
- Concluding remarks ? References.