The book Current and Emerging Trends in the Management of International Disaster …
The book Current and Emerging Trends in the Management of International Disaster explores contemporary practices and strategies in managing global disasters. It offers an overview of current trends, challenges, and innovations in the field, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation and effective management strategies.
In this second edition, which is the result of numerous revisions, updates, …
In this second edition, which is the result of numerous revisions, updates, and additions, the authors cover the basic concepts of fracture mechanics for both the linear elastic and elastic-plastic regimes. The fracture mechanics parameters K, G, J and CTOD are treated in a basic manner along with the test methods to determine critical values. The development of failure assessment based on elastic-plastic fracture mechanics is reflected in a comprehensive treatment.
Three chapters are devoted to the fracture mechanics characterisation of crack growth. Fatigue crack growth is extensively treated, and attention is paid to the important topic of the initiation and growth of short fatigue cracks. Furthermore, sustained load fracture and dynamic crack growth are discussed, including various test techniques, e.g., the determination of the crack arrest toughness.
Finally, there are two chapters dealing with mechanisms of fracture and the ways in which actual material behaviour influences the fracture mechanics characterisation of crack growth.
This textbook is intended primarily for engineering students. It will be useful to practising engineers as well, since it provides the background to several test and design methods and to criteria for material selection.
The goal in this 'remix' project was to delete a particularly annoying …
The goal in this 'remix' project was to delete a particularly annoying significant figure ('sig figs') rule with regards to the number 5 and rounding. Sig figs are very useful in experimental science (to control the precision of the experiments, etc.). Some authors use this unusual rule with regards to rounding if there is a five, but the author considers this the exception, not the norm, and created a remix to remove this. Chapter 1 math problems, as well as many other problems throughout the book, were checked for this issue and the occurrences were changed.
Here is a list of the changes: • Page "3" - added remixed by author (me) statement • Page 18 - "Almost all of the" changed to "Most" • Page 36 - 50 - removal of annoying "5" rule with sig figs starts, many instances edited and fixed with 'proper' sig fig handling, examples and answers fixed, small typos and grammar changes • Page 1146 - changed answer to Chapter 1 question #51f (page 55) in key at end
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