GAMM Rundbrief 2002/Heft 2

Neue Bücher und Zeitschriften 97
Contents: Preface; Crack Path Descriptions; Geometric Constraints; Failure Criteria and Crack
Tip Plasticity; Directional Stability of a Mode I Crack; Fatigue Crack Growth from an Initial
Mixed Modes I and II Crack; Static Crack Growth from an Initial Mixed Modes I and II Crack;
Some Aspects of Crack Growth in Three Dimensions; Postscript.
Series: Advances in Damage Mechanics, Vol 2
ISBN: 1-85312-927-5 May 2002 apx 128pp apx £65.00/ US$98.00/Euros102.00
web : http://www.witpress.com/9275.html
Boundary Element Analysis of Cracks in Shear Deformable Plates and Shells
by: T. Dirgantara, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia and Queen Mary, University of
London, UK
This book presents a new set of boundary element formulations for the solution of bending
problems in plates and shells. This is based on the modified Reissner plate and twodimensional
plane stress governing equations which are coupled due to the shell's curvature.A
multi-region boundary element formulation for modelling assembled plate structures, together
with a dual boundary element formulation for analysis of crack problems in plates and shells,
are also included.
Series: Topics in Engineering, Vol 43
ISBN: 1-85312-950-X June 2002 apx 300pp apx £99.00/ US$153.00/Euros160.00
web : http://www.witpress.com/950x.html
Damage and Fracture Mechanics VII Computer Aided Assessment and Control
by: C.A. Brebbia, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
Featuring state-of-the-art contributions from the Seventh International Conference on
Assessment and Control of Damage and Fracture Mechanics, this book takes an integrated
approach to the problem of fracture, fatigue and safe design. Particular emphasis is placed on
advanced theories and novel computational approaches. The material presented will be of
interest to engineers from civil, mechanical, nuclear, offshore, aeronautical and transportation
backgrounds and encompasses areas such as: Fracture Mechanics and Fracture Criteria;
Composite Materials; Crack Propagation and Control; Dynamic Fracture; Fatigue; Failure
Analysis; Creep and High Temperature Problems; Microstructural and Micromechanical
Modelling; Environmental Effects; Industrial Applications; Contact Fracture; Biomechanics;
Smart Materials; Forensic Engine
Series: Structures and Materials, Vol 12
ISBN: 1-85312-926-7 October 2002 apx 600pp apx £198.00/ US$299.00/Euros313.00
web : http://www.witpress.com/9267.html
Macro and Microscopic Approach to Fracture
by: S.I. Nishid, Saga University, Japan
This book includes chapters by internationally recognized specialists and covers a wide range
of topics associated with the macro and microscopic approach to fracture. Designed to enhance
the knowledge and appreciation of engineering integrity and its relevance to economic and