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Title Handbook of damage mechanics : nano to macro scale for materials and structures / George Z. Voyiadjis, editor
Published New York, NY : SpringerReference, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (xxviii, 1580 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Intro; Foreword; Preface; About the Editor; Associate Editors; Contents; Contributors; Section I: Continuum Damage Mechanics Fundamentals; 1 Some Basic Issues of Isotropic and Anisotropic Continuum Damage Mechanics; Introduction; Isotropic Damage in Continuum Damage Mechanics; Review of Existing Damage Variables; Hypothesis of Elastic Strain Equivalence; Hypothesis of Elastic Energy Equivalence; Proposed New Damage Variables; Hypothesis of Elastic Strain Equivalence; Hypothesis of Elastic Energy Equivalence; Other Proposed New Damage Variables; Damage Variables Defined in Terms of Area
Damage Variables Defined in Terms of StiffnessHigher-Order Strain Energy Forms; Hybrid Damage Variables; A Practical Example: Matrix Cracking in Cross-Ply Laminates; Anisotropic Damage in Continuum Damage Mechanics; Review of Existing Damage Variables; Hypothesis of Elastic Strain Equivalence; Hypothesis of Elastic Energy Equivalence; Proposed New Damage Tensors; Hypothesis of Elastic Strain Equivalence; Hypothesis of Elastic Energy Equivalence; Other Proposed New Damage Tensors; Hybrid Damage Tensors; Examples; Summary and Conclusions; References
2 Undamageable Materials and Damage Processes in Series and in ParallelIntroduction; Theory of Elastic Undamageable Materials; Higher-Order Strain Energy Forms; Comparison with Rubber Materials; The Damage Variable; Thermodynamic Formulation with Internal Variables; Damage Processes in Series and in Parallel; Review of Existing Damage Variables; Damage Processes Described in Terms of Stiffness Degradation; Damage Processes Described in Terms of Cross-Sectional Area Reduction; Illustrative Example; Three-Dimensional States of Deformation and Damage; Summary and Conclusions; References
3 Use of Fabric Tensors in Continuum Damage Mechanics of Solids with Micro-cracksIntroduction; Fabric Tensors; General Hypothesis and New Formulation of Damage Mechanics; The Damage Tensor and Fabric Tensors; Case of Plane Stress; Application to Micro-crack Distributions; Application to Parallel Micro-cracks; Thermodynamics and General Damage Evolution; Summary and Conclusions; References; 4 Evolution of Fabric Tensors in Continuum Damage Mechanics of Solids with Micro-cracks: Studying the Effects of Length and Or ... ; Introduction; Review of Fabric Tensors and the Mesoscopic Theory
Evolution of Fabric Tensors for the Case of Uniaxial TensionEvolution of Length and Orientation of Micro-cracks; Summary and Conclusions; References; Section II: Damage for Disordered Materials; 5 Failure Mechanics of Geomaterials; Introduction: Main Features of Failure in Geomaterials; A General Criterion for Failure by Divergence Instabilities; Kinetic Energy and Second-Order Work; Micromechanically Based Formulation; The Second-Order Work Criterion, Features, and Illustrative 3D Examples (Multiaxial Loading); General Equation of Local Second-Order Work Criterion
Summary Annotation This authoritative reference provides comprehensive coverage of the topics of damage and healing mechanics. Computational modeling of constitutive equations is provided as well as solved examples in engineering applications. A wide range of materials that engineers may encounter are covered, including metals, composites, ceramics, polymers, biomaterials, and nanomaterials. The internationally recognized team of contributors employ a consistent and systematic approach, offering readers a user-friendly reference that is ideal for frequent consultation. Handbook of Damage Mechanics: Nano to Macro Scale for Materials and Structures is ideal for graduate students and faculty, researchers, and professionals in the fields of Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, and Engineering Mechanics
Analysis mechanica
mechanics
materialen
materials
engineering
nanotechnologie
nanotechnology
Engineering (General)
Techniek (algemeen)
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 26, 2014)
Subject Fracture mechanics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Deformations (Mechanics) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Deformations (Mechanics)
Fracture mechanics
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Voyiadjis, George Z., 1946- editor.
LC no. 2014948193
ISBN 9781461455899
1461455898
9781461455905
1461455901