Fracture Mechanics by Emmanuel E. Gdoutos - 9783030350970

Fracture MechanicsAn Introduction\nAuthor(s): Emmanuel E. Gdoutos\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG\nISBN-13: 9783030350970, 978-3030350970\nSynopsis\nThis book discusses the basic principles and traditional applications of fracture mechanics, as well as the cutting-edge research in the field over the last three decades in current topics like composites, thin films, nanoindentation, and cementitious materials.\n\nExperimental methods play a major role in the study of fracture mechanics problems and are used for the determination of the major fracture mechanics quantities such as stress intensity factors, crack tip opening displacements, strain energy release rates, crack paths, crack velocities in static and dynamic problems. These methods include electrical resistance strain gauges, photoelasticity, interferometry techniques, geometric and interferometry moir, and the optical method of caustics.\n\nFurt.