Gdoutos, E. E.,  1948- <br/><br/>
Fracture mechanics :  an introduction / 
by E.E. Gdoutos. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Dordrecht :  Norwell, MA :  Springer ;  Distributed in North, Central and South America by Springer,  2005. 
 - xv, 369 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - Solid mechanics and its applications ;  v. 123 .
 - Solid mechanics and its applications ;  v. 123. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Linear elastic stress field in cracked bodies -- Elastic-plastic stress field in cracked bodies -- Crack growth based on energy balance -- Critical stress intensity factor fracture criterion -- J-integral and crack opening displacement fracture criteria -- Strain energy density failure criterion : mixed-mode crack growth -- Dynamic fracture -- Fatigue and environment-assisted fracture -- Micromechanics of fracture -- Composite materials -- Thin films -- Nanoindentation -- Cementitious materials. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1402028636 (hbk.) 9781402028632 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008277339 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fracture mechanics.<br/>Materials--Fatigue.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TA409  / .G36 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>620.1/126