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Relatively unexplored aspects of fracture mechanics

Irwin, George R.

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Title
Relatively unexplored aspects of fracture mechanics
Author(s)
Irwin, George R.
Issue Date
1963-02
Keyword(s)
Fracture Mechanics
Abstract
The lectures summarized here were devoted to certain fields where the expected impact of fracture mechanics is large yet the advantages of the new viewpoint remain largely unexploited. The relatively new fields discussed are: (1) cracking due to stress plus chemical environment and/or fatigue, (2) cracking of composites such as concrete, rocks, and soils, (3) separation of adhesive joints. Discussions of three additional topics, not new, were added because additional progress in these fields is essential to advancement of fracture research. These are: (4) effects of strain rate and temperature, (5) influence of flaws upon fracture strength when represented statistically, (6) a possible rate theory basis for fracturing. This material formed the basis for three lectures, the final set of a group of nine, given in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics during 1961. The support from Ford Foundation funds is gratefully acknowledged.
Publisher
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. College of Engineering. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Series/Report Name or Number
  • TAM R 240
  • 1967-0536
ISSN
0073-5264
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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Copyright 1963 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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