Fracture of Nonmetals and Composites
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1972
- Editor: H. Liebowitz
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 4 9 7 0 7 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 3 2 9 - 7
Fracture: An Advanced Treatise, Volume VII: Fracture of Nonmetals and Composites examines the fracture of nonmetals and composites. The text of this treatise has been designed so… Read more
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Request a sales quoteFracture: An Advanced Treatise, Volume VII: Fracture of Nonmetals and Composites examines the fracture of nonmetals and composites. The text of this treatise has been designed so that the reader may acquire pertinent information by self-study. Most chapters have been written in detail and, insofar as possible, have been made to fill a significant gap by also providing, when appropriate, the details of complicated and involved mathematical derivations in appendixes. Whenever possible, only a level of college calculus on the part of the reader has been assumed. Numerical examples showing the engineering applications have been included; also, photographs and drawings have been greatly utilized. The book opens with a review of the fracture behavior of glass. This is followed by separate chapters on the fracture of polymeric glasses; mechanics of the fracture process in rock, with emphasis on the engineering viewpoint; the fracture behavior of simple, single-phase ceramics; and empirical information about, and our level of understanding of, fracture in polycrystalline ceramics. Subsequent chapters deal with the fracture of elastomers; molecular mechanical aspects of the isothermal rupture of elastomers; failure mechanics of fibrous composites; fracture mechanics of composites; fracture and healing of compact bones; and fracture of two-phase alloys; and fracture of lake ice and sea ice.
List of Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1. Fracture of Glass
I. Introduction
II. General Fracture Behavior
III. Glass Structure
IV. Maximum Tension as Failure Criterion
V. Methods of Estimating Ultimate Strength
VI. Stress Concentration
VII. The Griffith Theory
VIII. Measuring Breaking Stresses
IX. Fracture Surfaces
X. Importance of Surface Condition
XI. Statistical Failure Theories
XII. Static Fatigue
XIII. Effect of Elevated Temperature
XIV. Current Status of the Microcrack
XV. Four Ranges of Glass Strength
XVI. Other Fracture Criteria
XVII. Recommended Research
XVIII. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 2. Fracture of Polymeric Glasses
I. Introduction
II. Characteristics of Polymeric Materials
III. Modes of Failure of Polymers
IV. Theories of Fracture
V. Fracture of Amorphous Polymers
VI. Time-Dependent Fracture
VII. Conclusions and Recommended Research
VIII. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 3. Brittle Fracture of Rock
I. Introduction
II. Nature and Scope of Treatment
III. Determination of Limiting States of Stress
IV. Theories of Fracture
V. Effect of Planes of Weakness
VI. Evidence for the Existence and Extension of Cracks in Rock
VII. Crack Extension
VIII. Coefficient of Friction for Rock and Minerals
IX. Recommended Research
X. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 4. Microscopic Aspects of Fracture in Ceramics
I. Introduction
II. Theoretical Strength of Ceramic Materials
III. Crack Initiation in Ceramic Single Crystals
IV. Crack Growth in Ceramic Single Crystals
V. Crack Propagation in Ceramic Single Crystals
VI. Fracture of Polycrystalline Ceramics at Low Temperatures
VII. Fracture of Polycrystalline Ceramics at High Temperatures
VIII. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 5. Fracture in Polycrystalline Ceramics
I. Introduction
II. Plastic and Brittle Behavior of Ceramic Oxides
III. Fracture in Polycrystalline Alumina
IV. Factors Affecting Strength of Ceramics
V. Recommended Research
VI. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 6. Fracture of Elastomers
I. Introduction
II. Internal Viscosity of Elastomers
III. Tensile Strength
IV. Tear Strength
V. Effect of Fillers
VI. Cut Growth Due to Repeated Stressing
VII. Fatigue Cracking
VIII. Abrasive Wear
IX. Resistance to Ozone Cracking
X. Elastic Instabilities
XI. Summary and Recommended Research
Symbols
References
Chapter 7. Molecular Mechanical Aspects of the Isothermal Rupture of Elastomers
I. Introduction
II. The Rubber State
III. Phenomenological Aspects of Rupture
IV. Discussion
V. Factors in Application
VI. Recommended Research
VII. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 8. Mechanics of Failure of Fibrous Composites
I. Introduction
II. Tensile Strength
III. Shear Failure
IV. Compressive Strength
V. Combined Loads
VI. Experimental Evaluations
VII. Recommended Research
VIII. Summary and Concluding Discussion
Symbols
References
Chapter 9. Fracture Mechanics of Composites
I. Introduction
II. Concepts of Fracture Mechanics
III. Experimental Investigations of Crack Extension and Fracture Behavior of Composites
IV. Recommended Research
V. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 10. Mechanics of Bone Fracture
I. Introduction
II. Constitution and Structure of Bone
III. Mechanical Properties of Bone
IV. Mechanical Properties of Bones
V. Fracture of Bone and Bones
VI. Mechanical Aspects of Healing of Fractures
VII. Mechanical Models of Bone Material
VIII. Recommended Research
IX. Summary
References
Chapter 11. Microstructural Aspects of the Fracture of Two-Phase Alloys
I. Introduction
II. On the Role of Brittle Particles in Ductile Fracture
III. Flow and Fracture in Alloys with High Concentrations of a Hard Phase
IV. Recommended Research
V. Summary
Symbols
References
Chapter 12. Fracture of Lake and Sea Ice
I. Introduction
II. Structure of Ice and Ice Sheets
III. Chemistry and Phase Relations
IV. Dislocations, Cracks, and Stress Concentrators
V. Theoretical Considerations
VI.. Experimental Results
VII. Recommended Research
VIII. Summary
Symbols
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 1066
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1972
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780124497078
- eBook ISBN: 9781483273297
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