Crack Paths
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Author(s): L. Pook
ISBN: 1853129275
Format: hardback
154pp
Price: £65.00, $98.00, €105.79
Review Date: 20 June 2002
Review: This book provides an accessible state-of-the-art survey of crack paths, with major themes presented in a unified a manner. Many engineering structures and components contain cracks or crack-like flaws and it is widely recognized that crack growth must be considered both in the design and analysis of failures. The complete solution of a crack growth problem therefore includes determination of the crack path. At present the factors controlling the path taken by a propagating crack are not completely understood. In general crack paths are difficult to predict, while in practice their development in structures is often determined by large-scale structural tests.