Elements of Fracture Mechanics

Fracture mechanics is an essential tool to evaluate whether a component is likely to fil or not. This book has been written in a simple and step-wise manner to help readers familiarise with the basic and advanced topics. Elements of fracture mechanics comprehensively covers: - stress intensity factor- energy release rate- j-integral- experimental techniques- fatigue failure- environment assisted fracture- fea of cracks- mixed mode fracture- non-desctructive test methodsadditionally it has over 185 illustrations to further reinforce and simplify the learning process. With this coverage, the book will be useful to professionals and students of engineering.