Mechanical Behavior of Materials: Engineering Methods for Deformation, Fracture, and Fatigue

by Norman E. Dowling

Book Overview

With an eye on new technology and a concern for safety and durability in engineering design, this book covers the entire area of mechanical behavior of materials from a practical engineering viewpoint, providing a single-source introductory analysis with specific coverage on materials testing, yield criteria, stress-based fatigue, fracture mechanics, crack growth, strain-based fatigue, and creep. It is ideal for students who have completed elementary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 013905720X
• ISBN13: 9780139057205
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 830 Pages
• Weight: 2.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.3" x 9.6"