Huang Yuan Libri

The book offers a comprehensive examination of crack issues in elastic-plastic materials, featuring advanced discussions on fracture mechanics. It explores the two-parameter concept for stationary cracks and delves into three-dimensional crack fields influenced by strong out-of-plane effects. Additionally, it addresses interface cracks and mixed mode crack growth problems. A thorough analysis of stress singularities related to various notches is complemented by detailed finite element computations, making it a valuable resource for understanding complex crack behavior.

In this book a systematic discussion of crack problems in elastic-plastic materials is presented. The state of the art in fracture mechanics research and assessment of cracks is documented, with the help of analytic, asymptotic methods as well as finite element computations. After a brief introduction to fracture mechanics, the two-parameter concept for stationary cracks is studied in addition to the issues in three-dimensional crack fields under coupling with strong out-of-plane effects. Cracks along interfaces and crack growth problems under mixed mode conditions are also treated. A systematic study of stress singularities for different notches is accompanied by detailed finite element computations.