The Fracture of Brittle Materials, Second Edition, Testing and Analysis by Freiman, Stephen W. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Table of Contents Preface CHAPTER 1: Introduction CHAPTER 2: Fracture Mechanics Background

INTRODUCTION EARLY BRITTLE FRACTURE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT OF FRACTURE MECHANICS CRITICAL FRACTURE TOUGHNESS MIXED‐MODE LOADING SUMMARY QUESTIONS REFERENCES

CHAPTER 3: Environmentally Enhanced Crack Growth

INTRODUCTION HISTORICAL BACKGROUND MECHANISMS OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ENHANCED CRACK GROWTH SUMMARY QUESTIONS REFERENCES

CHAPTER 4: Fracture Mechanics Tests

INTRODUCTION DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM SPECIMENS DOUBLE TORSION TEST FLEXURAL TESTS DOUBLE CLEAVAGE DRILLED COMPRESSION INDENTATION METHODS MIXED‐MODE TESTS SUMMARY QUESTIONS REFERENCES

CHAPTER 5: Strength Testing

INTRODUCTION FLEXURE TESTS BIAXIAL FLEXURE TESTS DIRECT TENSILE TESTS OTHER LOADING CONFIGURATIONS COMPRESSIVE LOADING BIOMATERIALS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF STRENGTH DATA SUMMARY QUESTIONS APPENDIX 5.A LAMINATE ANALYSIS EXAMPLE REFERENCES

CHAPTER 6: Thermally Induced Fracture

BACKGROUND GENERATION OF THERMAL STRESSES THERMAL SHOCK TESTING OTHER PROPOSED THERMAL SHOCK TESTS SUMMARY QUESTIONS REFERENCES

CHAPTER 7: Modeling of Brittle Fracture

INTRODUCTION MODELS BASED ON MATERIAL PROPERTIES LATTICE TRAPPING AND ATOMISTICS OF FRACTURE MODELING OF ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTIONS A NEW APPROACH TO MODELING: APPLICATION OF FRACTAL GEOMETRY QUESTIONS REFERENCES

CHAPTER 8: Quantitative Fractography

INTRODUCTION FRACTURE MECHANICS BACKGROUND FRACTURE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FRACTOGRAPHIC PROCEDURES FRACTAL GEOMETRY SUMMARY QUESTIONS REFERENCES

CHAPTER 9: Microstructural Effects

INTRODUCTION GRAIN SIZE AND ORIENTATION EFFECTS TOUGHENING MECHANISMS SUMMARY QUESTIONS REFERENCES

CHAPTER 10: Reliability and Time‐dependent Fracture

BACKGROUND TECHNIQUES FOR ASSURING RELIABILITY SUMMARY QUESTIONS REFERENCES

CHAPTER 11: Concluding Remarks Subject Index End User License Agreement