Crack Control
eBook - ePub

Crack Control

Using Fracture Theory to Create Tough New Materials

  1. 308 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Crack Control

Using Fracture Theory to Create Tough New Materials

About this book

Crack Control: Using Fracture Theory to Create Tough New Materials goes beyond just trying to understand the origin of cracks and fracture in materials by also providing readers with the knowledge and techniques required to stop cracks at the nano- and micro-levels, covering the fundamentals of crack propagation, prevention, and healing. The book starts by providing a concise foundational overview of cracks and fracture mechanics, then looks at real-life ways that new tougher materials have been developed via crack inhibition. Topics such as crack equilibrium, stress criterion, and stress equations are then outlined, as are methods for inventing new crack-resistant materials. The importance of crack healing is emphasized and cracks that grow under tension, bending, compression, crazing, and adhesion are discussed at length as well- Provides a better understanding of crack formation in various materials allowing for more efficient investigations of crack-based material or structural failure- Demonstrates how to prevent cracks by arresting them at the nano- and micro-levels- Looks at methods for developing new tougher and stronger materials through crack inhibition- Emphasizes the importance of crack healing and explains crack stopping through changing the peel shape in various ways

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1: Cracks: a century of toughness
  9. Chapter 2: Using the Griffith defect idea to invent a new tougher material
  10. Chapter 3: Cracking observations: does stress or energy control a crack?
  11. Chapter 4: Cracking equilibrium means low toughness
  12. Chapter 5: Bending history: from Greece thro Galileo to Griffith and beyond
  13. Chapter 6: Improving Fracture Mechanics (FM): let’s get back to energy
  14. Chapter 7: Crack equations: sidestepping complex stress analysis
  15. Chapter 8: Tough laminates: a lesson in brittle interfaces
  16. Chapter 9: Nanocracks in nature: reversible adhesion
  17. Chapter 10: Inventing a new tough material: tough glass through smart interfaces
  18. Chapter 11: Cracking future: new tougher materials in our lifetime
  19. Index