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The International Conference on Fracture Mechanics Technology Applied to Material Evaluation and Structure Design was held in Melbourne, Australia, from August 10 to 13, 1982. It was sponsored jointly by the Australian Fracture Group and Institute of Fracture and Solid Mechanics at Lehigh University. Pro fessor G. C. Sih of Lehigh University, Drs. N. E. Ryan and R. Jones of Aeronau tical Research Laboratories served as Co-Chairmen. They initiated the organiza tion of this international event to provide an opportunity for the practitioners, engineers and interested individuals to present and discuss recent advances in the evaluation of material and structure damage originating from defects or cracks. Particular emphases were placed on applying the fracture mechanics tech nology for assessing interactions between material properties, design and opera tional requirements. It is timely to hold such a Conference in Australia as she embarks on technology extensive industries where safeguarding structures from pre mature and unexpected failure is essential from both the technical and economical points. view The application of system-type approach to failure control owes much of its success to fracture mechanics. It is now generally accepted that the discipline, when properly implemented, provides a sound engineering basis for accounting in teractions between material properties, design, fabrication, inspection and op erational requirements. The approach offers effective solutions for design and maintenance of large-scale energy generation plants, mining machineries, oil ex ploration and retrieval equipments, land, sea and air transport vehicles.
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Year: 1,983
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Edition: 1
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Pages: 671
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Pages In File: 665
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Language: English
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Identifier: 978-94-009-6916-2,978-94-009-6914-8
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Tags:
Structural Mechanics
Mechanics
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
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Toc: Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Mechanics of Subcritical Crack Growth....Pages 3-18 Damage Tolerance through the Control of Microstructure....Pages 19-37 A Review of Elasto-Plastic Fracture Design Methods and Suggestions for a Related Hierarchy of Procedures to Suit Various Structural Uses....Pages 39-64 The Fatigue Strength of Welded Tubular Steel Offshore Structures....Pages 65-80 Recent Studies on Brittle Crack Propagation and Arrest in Japan....Pages 81-100 Relationships Between Microstructure and Fracture Toughness....Pages 103-108 The Influences of Dual Phase Microstructures on Crack Propagation by Mean Stress....Pages 109-120 A New Method for Observing Fatigue Microcrack Propagation....Pages 121-130 An Experimental Study on the Fracture Behavior of Laminated Steel Composites....Pages 131-147 Influence o