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Isoenergy density theory: exchange of surface and volume energy

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Mechanics of Fracture Initiation and Propagation

Part of the book series: Engineering Applications of Fracture Mechanics ((EAFM,volume 11))

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Fracture mechanics grew out of the need for a better understanding of how to control material and structure failure behavior after World War II. Notwithstanding the progress that has already been made in the past two decades, the fundamentals of the fracture process remain fragmented due to the lack of a generel theory. The performance limits and reliability objectives dealing with the application of advanced materials and structures have altered considerably in recent times and call for a quantitative and consistent assessment of the material damage process that involves changes at the atomic, microscopic and macroscopic scale level. These changes though reflect a complex dependence on the material microstructure; they continue to be elusive if the combined interaction of space/time/temperature is not considered. Past methodologies [1–3] that relied on a single-parameter characterization would no longer be adequate for situations where the failure modes are more complex.

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Sih, G.C. (1991). Isoenergy density theory: exchange of surface and volume energy. In: Mechanics of Fracture Initiation and Propagation. Engineering Applications of Fracture Mechanics, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3734-8_9

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