Mechanics and Mechanisms of Fracture: An Introduction Book

Ch. 1	Solid mechanics of homogeneous materials	1
Ch. 2	Deformation and fracture mechanisms and static strength of metals	47
Ch. 3	Fatigue strength of metals	121
Ch. 4	Static and dynamic fracture toughness of metals	169
Ch. 5	Damage tolerance of metals	215
Ch. 6	Nonlinear fracture mechanics	281
Ch. 7	Mechanical behavior of nonmetallic materials	297
Ch. 8	Mechanics of fiber-reinforced composites	319
App. 1	Lattice structure and deformation mechanisms in metallic single crystals	357
App. 2	Close-form representation of tangential stress distribution at circular and elliptical holes	373
App. 3	Nonarbitrary crack size concept for fatigue crack initiation	379
App. 4	Fatigue spectrum editing	383
App. 5	Stress severity factor	391
App. 6	Specimen orientation and fracture plane identification	395
App. 7	Mechanical properties data for selected aluminum alloys	397
App. 8	Mechanical properties data for selected titanium alloys	411
App. 9	Mechanical properties data for selected titanium aluminides	415
App. 10	Mechanical properties data for selected steels	423
App. 11	Conversion table	429
App. 12	Glossary of terms, symbols, and abbreviations	431