Download or read book Crack Arrest Concepts for Failure Prevention and Life Extension written by Gyoujin Cho and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 1996-04-30 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The proceedings of a seminar held at TWI in September, 1995, focusing on crack arrest philosophy which aknowledges that a brittle crack is arrested when it emerges from the critical region. Papers from prestigious researchers presented a critique and assessment of the theory and its application under: Introduction to crack arrest concepts; Recent trends in crack arrest research; Application of crack arrest concepts.