'Presenting the fundamental concepts and methods of fracture mechanics and micromechanics, this book focuses primarily on the mechanical description of the fracture process, while still including material-specific aspects.

Self-contained and well illustrated Complete and comprehensive derivation of mechanical/mathematical results with emphasis on issues of practical importance Combines classical subjects of fracture mechanics with modern topics such as microheterogeneous materials, piezoelectric materials, thin films, damage Mechanically and mathematically clear and complete derivations of results Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Dietmar Gross, geboren 1957 im Saarland, lebt heute in der Nähe von Mainz.
1978-1984 Studium der Malerei und der Zeichnung, seit 1984 Freier Maler
Von 1976 bis 2002 etwa hundert Ausstellungen. Nationale und internationale Auszeichnungen, u. a. 1984: Kahnweiler-Preis für Malerei.

Inhalt

Elements of solid mechanics.- Classical failure hypotheses.- Micro and macro phenomena of fracture.- Linear fracture mechanics.- Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics.- Creep fracture.- Dynamic fracture mechanics.- Micromechanics and homogenization.- Damage mechanics.- Probabilistic fracture mechanics.