Design against fracture and failure /
Zainal Huda, Robert Bulpett, Kang Yong Lee.
- 1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations.
- Materials science foundations, volume 69 1422-3597 ; .
- Materials science foundations ; v. 69. .
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Introduction -- 2. Strength and safety in design -- 3. Elements of fracture mechanics -- 4. The design against fracture: philosophy and practices -- 5. Fracture mechanisms in metals -- 6. Failure mechanisms in composite materials -- 7. Metallurgical failures -- 8. General practices in failure analysis -- 9. Role of electron fractography in failure analysis -- 10. Design against fatigue and ductile failures -- 11. Design against failures caused by temperature & environment.