... materials plates (structures) shells (structures) elasticity fracture mechanics electrostriction piezoelectricity variational techniques differential equations viscoelasticity dielectric relaxation acoustic waves dielectric resonance dielectric polarisation A new scientific direction...

... for the critical strain. cracks ductile-brittle transition fracture mechanics tensile strength fractals integro-differential equations renormalisation reviews Several physical phenomena can be analyzed through Continuum Mechanics whenever only one length or energy scale is relevant, namely...

... ,” Eng. Fract. Mech. 0013-7944 10.1016/S0013-7944(96)00110-5 , 56 ( 1 ), pp. 47 – 56 . Mishnaevsky , L. , Jr. , 1998 , Damage and Fracture of Heterogeneous Materials , Balkema , Rotterdam. Kim , S. R. , and Nairn , J. A. , 2000 , “ Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Coating...

...Alan T. Zehnder; Mark J. Viz The fracture mechanics of plates and shells under membrane, bending, twisting, and shearing loads are reviewed, starting with the crack tip fields for plane stress, Kirchhoff, and Reissner theories. The energy release rate for each of these theories is calculated...

... and methodology akin to those of classical elasticity. Based on the exact solutions of crack problems with different configurations under different motion states for different quasi-crystal systems, we put forward a framework of fracture mechanics of quasi-crystalline materials. This may be seen as an extension...

... with different lengths and widths are discussed. The problems associated with cracks or delaminations propagating between different materials are mentioned briefly, as well as a strategy to minimize these problems. Due to an increased interest in using a fracture mechanics–based approach to assess the damage...

... being identified. This article presents developments and applications of the invariant integrals in recent years, focusing on four major application areas: i ) fracture mechanics of functional materials (eg, piezoelectric ceramics and ferromagnets), which exhibit features different from those found...

...AA Komarovsky,, Author; HW Haslach Jr,, Reviewer 29 08 2003 materials properties fracture mechanics solid structure reviews 9R2. Physics of Strength and Fracture Control: Adaptation of Engineering Materials and Structures. - AA Komarovsky (Lab of Phys of Strength, Sci...

...LI Slepyan,, Author; AS Grandt,, Reviewer 22 07 2003 fracture mechanics cracks elasticity viscoelasticity reviews 7R14. Models and Phenomena in Fracture Mechanics. Foundations of Engineering Mechanics. - LI Slepyan (Dept of Solid Mech, Mat, and Syst, Tel Aviv Univ...

...LP Pook,, Author; AS Grandt,, Reviewer 04 03 2003 cracks fracture mechanics reviews 3R23. Crack Paths. Advances in Damage Mechanics, Vol 2. - LP Pook (Univ College, London, UK) . WIT Press, Southampton, UK. Distributed in USA by Comput Mech Publ, Billerica, MA...

...DN dell’Erba,, Editor; M Bonnet,, Reviewer 15 01 2003 thermoelasticity fracture mechanics boundary-elements methods reviews 1R21. Thermoelastic Fracture Mechanics using Boundary Elements. Topics in Engineering, Vol 39. - Edited by DN dell’Erba (Wessex Inst of Tech...

... Materials, Beijing. Particular emphasis is placed on the application of fracture mechanics methods in the analysis of delamination. The question of the extent of fracture mechanics’ success in characterizing delamination, both in laboratory-based specimens and in more realistic structural composite...

...DR Moore,, Author; S Turner,, Author; KL Murty,, Reviewer 16 10 2002 plastics mechanical properties fracture mechanics reviews 11R20. Mechanical Evaluation Strategies for Plastics Materials. - DR Moore (ICI Tech, Witton Res Center, UK) and S Turner (Queen Mary...

... of the ideas is unimaginative. This reviewer can dispense with this book on his shelf, and would not recommend it to individuals and only reluctantly to libraries. 11 09 2002 mesoscopic systems mechanical properties stress-strain relations elastic deformation plastic deformation fracture...

... . In general, the degree of complexity of a constitutive model depends on the intended application of the model, the availability and simplicity of obtaining experimental data, and the degree of precision required in describing the material behavior. Fracture mechanics has been very successful in dealing...

...B Farahmand,, Author; MH Aliabadi,, Reviewer 30 07 2002 fracture mechanics metals composite materials reviews 7R26. Fracture Mechanics of Metals, Composites, Welds, and Bolted Joints: Application of LEFM, EPFM, and FMDM Theory. - B Farahmand. Kluwer Acad Publ...

...B Cambou,, Editor; C Di Prisco,, Editor; K Hutter,, Reviewer 10 06 2002 geophysics fracture mechanics failure (mechanical) materials properties plasticity modelling rocks minerals reviews 5R1. Constitutive Modelling of Geomaterials. - B Cambou (Laboratoire de...

... elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) to the analysis of delamination, as well as the reasons why the VCC technique is the standard method of combining LEFM and the finite element method to predict onset of delamination growth. The article also reviews the different solutions proposed in the literature...

... of high quality. It is a specialized monograph on fracture mechanics of piezoelectric materials. Fracture Mechanics of Piezoelectric Materials is strongly recommended for purchase by scientific libraries. It is also highly recommendable to graduate students, professional researchers, and engineers from...