The Theory of Critical Distances: A New Perspec, Taylor,#

The Theory of Critical DistancesA New Perspective in Fracture Mechanics\nAuthor(s): David Taylor\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Elsevier Science Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780080444789, 978-0080444789\nSynopsis\nCritical distance methods are extremely useful for predicting fracture and fatigue in engineering components. They also represent an important development in the theory of fracture mechanics. Despite being in use for over fifty years in some fields, there has never been a book about these methods until now. So why now? Because the increasing use of computer-aided stress analysis (by FEA and other techniques) has made these methods extremely easy to use in practical situations. This is turn has prompted researchers to re-examine the underlying theory with renewed interest. The Theory of Critical Distancesbegins with a general introduction to the phenomena of mechanical failure in materials: a basic understanding of solid mechan.