section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 14 Fast Fracture and Toughness Publisher Summary Sometimes structures that were properly designed to avoid both excessive elastic deflection and plastic yielding fail in a catastrophic way…
section epub:type=”appendix”> Appendix Symbols and Formulae Contents Principal Symbols Other Symbols Principal Formulae Magnitudes of Properties Principal Symbols Symbol Meaning (units) Note: Multiples or submultiples of basic units indicate the…
section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 8 Case Studies in Modulus-Limited Design Publisher Summary This chapter discusses three case studies in modulus-limited design. The first case study is on selecting materials for racing…
section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 13 Case Studies in Yield-Limited Design Publisher Summary This chapter examines three applications of plasticity. The first (material selection for a spring) requires no plasticity whatever. The…
section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 21 Creep and Creep Fracture Publisher Summary Many structures—particularly those that are associated with energy conversion (e.g., turbines, reactors, steam, and chemical plant)—operate at much higher temperatures….
section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 9 Yield Strength, Tensile Strength, and Ductility Publisher Summary All solids have an elastic limit beyond which something happens. A totally brittle solid may fracture suddenly (e.g.,…
section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 22 Kinetic Theory of Diffusion Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the kinetic theory of diffusion. The rate of steady-state creep varies with temperature. έss = Ce-(Q/ṜT). This…
section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 12 Continuum Aspects of Plastic Flow Publisher Summary Plastic flow occurs by shear. Dislocations move when the shear stress on the slip plane exceeds the dislocation yield…
section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 16 Fracture Probability of Brittle Materials Publisher Summary The fracture toughness KC of ceramics and rigid polymers is very low compared to that of metals and composites….
section epub:type=”chapter”> Chapter 18 Fatigue Failure Publisher Summary This chapter examines the condition under which a crack is stable and would not grow, as is the condition under which it…