Download or read book Fracture Mechanics written by Dietmar Gross and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-23 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - self-contained and well illustrated - complete and comprehensive derivation of mechanical/mathematical results with enphasis on issues of practical importance - combines classical subjects of fracture mechanics with modern topics such as microheterogeneous materials, piezoelectric materials, thin films, damage - mechanically and mathematically clear and complete derivations of results