Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Problems of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue

A Solution Guide

  • Book
  • © 2003

Overview

Editors:
  1. Emmanuel E. Gdoutos

    1. School of Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  2. Chris A. Rodopoulos

    1. Structural Integrity Research Institute of the University of Sheffield, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  3. John R. Yates

    1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    View editor publications

    You can also search for this editor in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Provides valuable information for a selection of problems which cover the most important aspects of both fracture mechanics and fatigue

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this book

Log in via an institution
eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Licence this eBook for your library

Institutional subscriptions

Table of contents (134 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
    Download chapter PDF

  2. Fracture Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      Download chapter PDF

    2. Linear Elastic Stress Field

      1. Airy Stress Function Method
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 3-9
      2. Westergaard Method for a Crack Under Concentrated Forces
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 11-15
      3. Westergaard Method for a Periodic Array of Cracks Under Concentrated Forces
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 17-20
      4. Westergaard Method for a Periodic Array of Cracks Under Uniform Stress
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 21-23
      5. Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors by the Westergaard Method
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 25-29
      6. Westergaard Method for a Crack Under Distributed Forces
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 31-32
      7. Westergaard Method for a Crack Under Concentrated Forces
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 33-37
      8. Westergaard Method for a Crack Problem
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 39-40
      9. Westergaard Method for a Crack Subjected to Shear Forces
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 41-43
      10. Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors by Superposition
        • M. S. Konsta-Gdoutos
        Pages 45-48
      11. Calculation of Stress Intensity Factors by Integration
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 49-51
      12. Stress Intensity Factors for a Linear Stress Distribution
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 53-56
      13. Mixed-Mode Stress Intensity Factors in Cylindrical Shells
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 57-61
      14. Photoelastic Determination of Stress Intensity Factor KI
        • E. E. Gdoutos
        Pages 63-64
      15. Photoelastic Determination of Mixed-Mode Stress Intensity Factors KI and KII
        • M. S. Konsta-Gdoutos
        Pages 65-68
      16. Problem 16: Application of the Method of Weight Function for the Determination of Stress Intensity Factors
        • L. Banks-Sills
        Pages 69-72
Back to top

Keywords

About this book

On Fracture Mechanics A major objective of engineering design is the determination of the geometry and dimensions of machine or structural elements and the selection of material in such a way that the elements perform their operating function in an efficient, safe and economic manner. For this reason the results of stress analysis are coupled with an appropriate failure criterion. Traditional failure criteria based on maximum stress, strain or energy density cannot adequately explain many structural failures that occurred at stress levels considerably lower than the ultimate strength of the material. On the other hand, experiments performed by Griffith in 1921 on glass fibers led to the conclusion that the strength of real materials is much smaller, typically by two orders of magnitude, than the theoretical strength. The discipline of fracture mechanics has been created in an effort to explain these phenomena. It is based on the realistic assumption that all materials contain crack-like defects from which failure initiates. Defects can exist in a material due to its composition, as second-phase particles, debonds in composites, etc. , they can be introduced into a structure during fabrication, as welds, or can be created during the service life of a component like fatigue, environment-assisted or creep cracks. Fracture mechanics studies the loading-bearing capacity of structures in the presence of initial defects. A dominant crack is usually assumed to exist.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece

    Emmanuel E. Gdoutos

  • Structural Integrity Research Institute of the University of Sheffield, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Chris A. Rodopoulos

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    John R. Yates

Bibliographic Information

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top

Search

Navigation