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Recent Advances in Fracture Mechanics

Honoring Mel and Max Williams

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  • © 1998

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  1. W. G. Knauss

    1. Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

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  2. R. A. Schapery

    1. Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Crack expanding with constant velocity in an anisotropic solid under anti-plane strain

    • K. B. Broberg
    Pages 1-12

  3. Numerical analysis of dynamic debonding under 2D in-plane and 3D loading

    • M. Scot Breitenfeld, Philippe H. Geubelle
    Pages 13-37

  4. Dynamic ductile fracture of aluminum SEN specimens an experimental-numerical analysis

    • Jonghee Lee, Matthew T. Kokaly, Albert S. Kobayashi
    Pages 39-50

  5. Transient effects during rapid crack propagation

    • J. G. Williams
    Pages 51-61

  6. Crack detection by the electric method: Uniqueness and approximation

    • Dang Dinh Ang, Dang Duc Trong
    Pages 63-86

  7. Singularity-reduced integral equations for displacement discontinuities in three-dimensional linear elastic media

    • Songshan Li, Mark E. Mear
    Pages 87-114

  8. A single-domain dual-boundary-element formulation incorporating a cohesive zone model for elastostatic cracks

    • B. Yang, K. Ravi-Chandar
    Pages 115-144

  9. Nonsteady crack and craze behavior in PMMA under cyclical loading: I. Experimental preliminaries

    • Guillermo C. Pulos, Wolfgang G. Knauss
    Pages 145-159

  10. Nonsteady crack and craze behavior in PMMA under cyclical loading: II. Effect of load history on growth rate and fracture morphology

    • Guillermo C. Pulos, Wolfgang G. Knauss
    Pages 161-185

  11. Nonsteady crack and craze behavior in PMMA under cyclical loading: III. Effect of load history on cohesive force distribution on the craze

    • Guillermo C. Pulos, Wolfgang G. Knauss
    Pages 187-207

  12. Crack growth behavior in an epoxy strip above and below T g

    • Kazuo Ogawa, Akihoro Misawa, Masahisa Takashi
    Pages 209-226

  13. On the fracture of constrained layers

    • C. H. Wang
    Pages 227-246

  14. Fracture size effects and polycrystalline inhomogeneity

    • Khaled Abdel-Tawab, Gregory J. Rodin
    Pages 247-259

  15. A dislocation barrier model for fatigue crack growth threshold

    • H. W. Liu
    Pages 261-280

  16. A calibrated fracture process zone model for thin film blistering

    • A. Shirani, K. M. Liechti
    Pages 281-314

  17. Interface strength, work of adhesion and plasticity in the peel test

    • Yueguang Wei, John W. Hutchinson
    Pages 315-333

  18. Predicting crack initiation in composite material systems due to a thermal expansion mismatch

    • E. S. Folias, M. Hohn, T. Nicholas
    Pages 335-349

  19. Role of controlled debonding along fiber/matrix interfaces in the strength and toughness of metal matrix composites

    • A. S. Argon, M. L. Seleznev, C. F. Shih, X. H. Liu
    Pages 351-371

  20. Analysis of sharp angular notches in anisotropic materials

    • C. Blanco, J. M. Martínez-Esnaola, C. Atkinson
    Pages 373-386
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About this book

The papers in this volume represent a considerable cross-section of the field of fracture mechanics, a testimony to the breadth of interest that Mel and Max Williams' friends share with them. Several are expanded versions of papers that were given in special sessions honoring them at the 1997 Ninth International Conference on Fracture Mechanics in Sydney, Australia.
The subjects treated in this volume can be classified as follows: dynamic fracture problems as viewed primarily from a classical continuum point of view; analysis of relatively general crack geometrics; fracture problems of polymers and other relatively ductile materials; scaling rules that allow extension of results obtained at one size to be translated into behavior at different size scales; problems dealing with interactions that produce complex stress fields; fracture problems directly appropriate to composite materials; analysis of stress concentrations in anisotropic, elastic solids; and the problem of cracks in thin plates bending.
This volume will be of interest to engineers and scientists working on all aspects of the physics and mechanics of fracture.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA

    W. G. Knauss

  • Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

    R. A. Schapery

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