Application of fracture mechanics to composite materials /

This multiauthor volume provides a useful summary of current knowledge on the application of fracture mechanics to composite materials. It has been written to fill the gap between the literature on fundamental principles of fracture mechanics and the special publications on the fracture properties o...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Friedrich, Klaus, 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : New York, NY USA : Elsevier ; Distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1989.
Series:Composite materials series ; 6.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This multiauthor volume provides a useful summary of current knowledge on the application of fracture mechanics to composite materials. It has been written to fill the gap between the literature on fundamental principles of fracture mechanics and the special publications on the fracture properties of conventional materials, such as metals, polymers and ceramics. The data are represented in the form of about 420 figures (including diagrams, schematics and photographs) and 80 tables. The author index covers more than 500 references, and the subject index more than 1000 key words.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 671 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780444597212
0444597212