The Mechanics and Physics of Fracture: Papers Presented at a Three-day Meeting Organized Jointly by the Fracture Mechanics Sub-Committee of the Institute of Physics Materials and Testing Group, and Activity Group Committee I of the Metals Society, Held at Churchill College, Cambridge, on 6-8 January, 1975Metals Society. Activity Group Committee I. |
Contents
The Theory of Fracture | 1 |
Characterisation of Cracks in ElasticPlastic Stress Fields by Finite Element Methods | 11 |
Techniques for Assessing Fracture Toughness | 27 |
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aluminium alloys amplitude applied stress atomic behaviour brittle C-Mn steel carbides ceramics cleavage cohesion Conf constant crack extension crack growth rate crack length crack propagation crack tip craze creep crack curve cycles cyclic defects deformation density dependence dislocations ductile effect embrittlement equation experimental failure fatigue crack growth fatigue crack propagation Figure formation fracture mechanics fracture surface fracture toughness geometry grain boundary hardening increase initiation intergranular fracture KMAX linear elastic loading material maximum measured Mech metals microstructure mode notch nucleation observed occur paper parameters Phil Phys plane strain plastic zone polymers precipitate predicted problem Proc range ratio region segregation shear stress shows sliding slip band solid solution specimen strength stress concentration stress intensity factor stretch zone width structure surface energy temperature tensile stress test piece thickness threshold Trans void weld yield stress