ABSTRACT

This book reflects the continuing shift in emphasis from theory to practical application of post-yield fracture mechanics. It discusses the computation of three-dimensional integrals capable of characterising crack front behaviour for surface and embedded cracks.

chapter |8 pages

of Fracture: Gt. and G

chapter |28 pages

F and the hypothetical curve = Fme

G at initiation for the growing crack (identified in the foregoing as lin)'

chapter |16 pages

r----.--.,-------r--,------,------,

chapter |8 pages

d

chapter |34 pages

"j' It "j

= 0·5 for

part |2 pages

It is straightforward to show that !(s; s; s;)

chapter |27 pages

= Combining eqns. (4.9),

+ ail 0 =

chapter 5|18 pages

Design Methods

chapter 1|9 pages

6,..---,---,--,---,---.,.--..---,--,--.

chapter |56 pages

'51 "

chapter |20 pages

It is pointed out that up to F

chapter |15 pages

\-dw

part |1 pages

Appendix 1 Note on Plasticity and Slip-line Field Solutions

chapter |10 pages

Appendix 3 The Factor

part |1 pages

Appendix 4 On Matrices and Vectors