Fracture Mechanics: Integration of Mechanics, Materials Science and Chemistry

Robert P. Wei

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511806865

Fracture and 'slow' crack growth reflect the response of a material (i.e. its microstructure) to the conjoint actions of mechanical and chemical driving forces and are affected by temperature. There is therefore a need for quantitative understanding and modeling of the influences of chemical and thermal environments and of microstructure, in terms of the key internal and external variables, and for their incorporation into design and probabilistic implications. This text, which the author has used in a fracture mechanics course for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, is based on the work of the author's Lehigh University team whose integrative research combined fracture mechanics, surface and electrochemistry, materials science, and probability and statistics to address a range of fracture safety and durability issues on aluminum, ferrous, nickel, and titanium alloys and ceramics. Examples are included to highlight the approach and applicability of the findings in practical durability and reliability problems.

- Aa Reduce text
- Aa Enlarge text

View selected items
Save to my bookmarks
Export citations
Download PDF (zip)
Save to Kindle
Save to Dropbox
Save to Google Drive
Save content to
To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to .

To save content items to your Kindle, first ensure no-reply@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Please be advised that item(s) you selected are not available.
You are about to save
Your Kindle email address

Please provide your Kindle email.

@free.kindle.com @kindle.com (service fees apply)

By using this service, you agree that you will only keep content for personal use, and will not openly distribute them via Dropbox, Google Drive or other file sharing services

Metrics

Total number of HTML views: 0

Total number of PDF views: 0 *

Loading metrics...

Total views: 0 *

Loading metrics...

* Views captured on Cambridge Core between #date#. This data will be updated every 24 hours.

Usage data cannot currently be displayed.

Why this information is here

This section outlines the accessibility features of this content - including support for screen readers, full keyboard navigation and high-contrast display options. This may not be relevant for you.

Accessibility Information

Accessibility compliance for the PDF of this book is currently unknown and may be updated in the future.

Fracture Mechanics

Integration of Mechanics, Materials Science and Chemistry

This Book has been cited by the following publications. This list is generated based on data provided by Crossref.

Book description

Refine List

Actions for selected content:

Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-xii

Preface
pp xiii-xiv

Acknowledgments
pp xv-xvi

1 - Introduction
pp 1-8

2 - Physical Basis of Fracture Mechanics
pp 9-25

3 - Stress Analysis of Cracks
pp 26-49

4 - Experimental Determination of Fracture Toughness
pp 50-71

5 - Fracture Considerations for Design (Safety)
pp 72-85

6 - Subcritical Crack Growth: Creep-Controlled Crack Growth
pp 86-102

7 - Subcritical Crack Growth: Stress Corrosion Cracking and Fatigue Crack Growth (Phenomenology)
pp 103-119

8 - Subcritical Crack Growth: Environmentally Enhanced Crack Growth under Sustained Loads (or Stress Corrosion Cracking)
pp 120-157

9 - Subcritical Crack Growth: Environmentally Assisted Fatigue Crack Growth (or Corrosion Fatigue)
pp 158-182

10 - Science-Based Probability Modeling and Life Cycle Engineering and Management
pp 183-198

APPENDIX: Publications by R. P. Wei and Colleagues
pp 199-214

Metrics

Full text views

Book summary page views

Accessibility standard: Unknown

Why this information is here

Accessibility Information

Fracture Mechanics

Integration of Mechanics, Materials Science and Chemistry

Book description

Refine List

Actions for selected content:

Save Search

Contents

Metrics

Full text views

Book summary page views

Accessibility standard: Unknown

Why this information is here

Accessibility Information