Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Fracture Mechanics pp 1–14Cite as

Introduction

  • Chapter

  • 527 Accesses

Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications ((SMIA,volume 14))

Abstract

The mechanical design of engineering structures usually involves an analysis of the stress and displacement fields in conjunction with a postulate predicting the event of failure itself. Sophisticated methods for determining stress distributions in loaded structures are available today. Detailed theoretical analyses based on simplifying assumptions regarding material behavior and structural geometry are undertaken to obtain an accurate knowledge of the stress state. For complicated structure or loading situations, experimental or numerical methods are preferable. Having performed the stress analysis, we select a suitable failure criterion for an assessment of the strength and integrity of the structural component.

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

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   74.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Nadai, A. (1950) Theory of Flow and Fracture of Solids, McGraw-Hill, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Griffith, A.A. (1921) ‘The phenomena of rupture and flow in solids’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A221, 163–198.

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Griffith, A.A. (1924) ‘The theory of rupture’, Proceedings of First International Congress of Applied Mechanics, Delft, pp. 55–63.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Finally report of the board to investigate ‘The design and methods of construction of welded steel merchant vessels’, July 15 (1946), Government Printing Office, Washington (1947); reprinted in part in Welding Journal 26, 569–619 (1947).

    Google Scholar 

  5. Technical progress report of the ship structure committee (1948) Welding Journal 27, 337s.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Second technical report of the ship structure committee, July 1 (1950); reprinted in Welding Journal 30, 169s - 181s (1951).

    Google Scholar 

  7. Williams, M.L. and Ellinger, G.A. (1953) ‘Investigation of structural failures of welded ships’, Welding Journal 32, 498s - 527s.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Boyd, G.M. (1969)’Fracture design practices for ship structures’, in Fracture-An Advance Treatise, Vol. V, Fracture Design of Structures (ed. H. Liebowitz ), Pergamon Press, pp. 383–470.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Parker, E.R. (1957) Brittle Behavior of Engineering Structures, Wiley, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  10. Shank, M.E. (1954) ‘Brittle failure of steel structures-a brief history’, Metal Progress 66, 83–88.

    Google Scholar 

  11. Fractured girders of the King’s Bridge, Melbourne (1964) Engineering 217, 520–522.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Bishop, T. (1955) ‘Fatigue and the Comet disasters’, Metal Progress 67, 79–85.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Yukawa, S., Timo, D.P., and Rudio, A. (1969) ‘Fracture design practices for rotating equipment’, in Fracture-An Advanced Treatise, Vol. V, Fracture Design of Structures (ed. H. Liebowitz ), Pergamon Press, pp. 65–157.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Duffy, A.R., McClure, G.M., Eiber, R.J. and Maxey, W.A. (1969) ‘Fracture design practices for pressure piping’, in Fracture An Advanced Treatise, Vol. V, Fracture Design of Structures (ed. H. Liebowitz ), Pergamon Press, pp. 159–232.

    Google Scholar 

  15. Adachi, J. (1969) ‘Fracture design practices for ordnance structures’, in Fracture-An Advanced Treatise, Vol. V, Fracture Design of Structures (ed. H. Liebowitz ), Pergamon Press, pp. 285–381.

    Google Scholar 

  16. Kuhn, P. (1969) ‘Fracture design analysis for airflight vehicles’, in Fracture-An Advanced Treatise, Vol. V, Fracture Design of Structures (ed. H. Liebowitz ), Pergamon Press, pp. 471–500.

    Google Scholar 

  17. Timoshenko, S.P. (1953) History of the Strength of Materials, McGraw-Hill, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  18. Irwin, G.R. and Wells, A.A. (1965) ‘A continuum-mechanics view of crack propagation’, Metallurgical Reviews 10, 223–270.

    Google Scholar 

  19. Todhunter, I. and Pearson, K. (1986) History of the Theory of Elasticity and of the Strength of Materials, Sections 1503 and 936, Cambridge Univ. Press.

    Google Scholar 

  20. Stanton, T.E. and Batson, R.G.C. (1921) Proceedings of the Institute ofCivil Engineers 211, 67–100.

    Google Scholar 

  21. Docherty, J.G. (1932) ‘Bending tests on geometrically similar notched bar specimens’, Engineering 133, 645–647.

    Google Scholar 

  22. Docherty, J.G. (1935) ‘Slow bending tests on large notched bars’, Engineering 139, 211–213.

    Google Scholar 

  23. Irwin, G.R. (1964) ‘Structural aspects of brittle fracture’, Applied Materials Research 3, 65–81.

    Google Scholar 

  24. Kommers, J.B. (1912) International Association for Testing Materials 4A, 4B.

    Google Scholar 

  25. Inglis, C.E. (1913) ‘Stresses in a plate due to the presence of cracks and sharp corners’, Transactions of the Institute of Naval Architects SS, 219–241.

    Google Scholar 

  26. Traube, I. (1903) ‘Die physikalischen Eigenschaften der Elemente vom Standpunkte der Zustandsgleichung von van der Waals’, Zeitschrift fir Anorganische Chemie XXXIV, 413–426.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Kannarsch, I. (1858) Mitteilungen des gew. Ver far Hannover,pp. 138–155.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

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

    Emmanuel E. Gdoutos

Authors
  1. Emmanuel E. Gdoutos
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1993 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Gdoutos, E.E. (1993). Introduction. In: Fracture Mechanics. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8158-5_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8158-5_1

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-94-015-8160-8

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-015-8158-5

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation