The Theory of Materials Failure

by Richard M. Christensen

Overview

A complete and comprehensive theory of failure is developed for homogeneous and isotropic materials. The full range of materials types are covered from very ductile metals to extremely brittle glasses and minerals. Two failure properties suffice to predict the general failure conditions under all states of stress. With this foundation to build upon, many other aspects of failure are also treated, such as extensions to anisotropic fiber composites, cumulative damage, creep and fatigue, and microscale and nanoscale approaches to failure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191638237
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	03/14/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Richard M. Christensen has over many years held positions of responsibility in industry, national laboratories, and academia. He has always been active in professional affairs and has held several leadership positions in professional societies. His technical responsibilities and research interests have been in the mechanics of materials for solids, structures, and non-Newtonian fluids. He holds five patents, has written two books and 100 archive journal papers. These are on the following and related topics: properties of polymers (viscoelasticity), composite materials, wave effects in heterogeneous materials, low density materials (extreme porosity), kinetic crack growth, life prediction and durability, failure criteria for isotropic and anisotropic solids. In 2013 he was awarded the Timoshenko Medal by the American Association of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). This award is one of the highest honors in the field of applied mechanics.

Table of Contents

1. The perspective on failure and direction of approach2. History, conditions, and requirements3. Isotropic baselines4. The failure theory for isotropic materials5. Isotropic materials failure behavior6. Experimental and theoretical evaluation7. Isotropic materials failure examples8. The ductile/brittle transition for isotropic materials9. Defining yield stress and failure stress (strength)10. Fracture mechanics11. Anisotropic, unidirectional fiber composites failure12. Anisotropic, fiber composite laminates failure13. Micromechanics failure analysis14. Nanomechanics failure analysis15. Damage, cumulative damage, creep, and fatigue failure16. Probabilistic failure and probabilistic life prediction