R. J. Sanford, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering

Principles of Fracture Mechanics

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R.J. Sanford, Principles of Fracture Mechanics, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 416 pages, 2003.

For a first course in the Mechanics of Fracture at the graduate level (or senior undergraduates with a background in engineering mechanics).

The attention of Principles of Fracture Mechanics is on the mathematical principles of linear elastic fracture mechanics and their application to engineering design. The book is a self-contained manual on the mechanics aspects of the theory of brittle fracture and fatigue and is suitable for either self-study or classroom instruction. It includes a guided introduction to the linear theory of elasticity with pivotal results for the circular hole, the elliptical hole and the wedge leading up to the general problem of bodies containing cracks.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Fracture Mechanics.
2. Elements of Solid Mechanics.
3. Elasticity of Singular Stress Fields.
4. Numerical Methods for K Determination.
5. Experimental Methods for K Determination.
6. A Stress Field Theory of Fracture.
7. The Energy of Fracture.
8. Fracture Toughness Testing.
9. Fatigue.
10. Designing Against Fracture.
11. Elasto-plastic Fracture.
Appendix A: Comprehensive Exercises.
Appendix B: Complex Variable Method in Elasticity.
Appendix C: An Abbreviated Compendium of Westergaard Stress Functions.
Appendix D: Fracture Properties of Engineering Materials.
Appendix E: NASGRO 3.0 Material Constants for Selected Materials.

A Solutions Manual is also available

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Contact the author: sanford@umd.edu