Mechanical Behavior of Materials

  1. Fracture Mechanics
    1. Fundamentals of Fracture
      1. Ductile Fracture
        1. Microvoid Nucleation
          1. Microvoid Growth
            1. Fracture Surface Features
            2. Brittle Fracture
              1. Cleavage Planes
                1. Fracture Surface Features
                2. Theoretical Cohesive Strength
                  1. Ideal Strength Calculations
                3. Griffith Theory of Brittle Fracture
                  1. Energy Balance Approach
                    1. Critical Crack Length
                      1. Energy Release Rate
                      2. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
                        1. Stress Concentration at Notches
                          1. Stress Concentration Factor
                          2. Stress Intensity Factor
                            1. Mode I Loading
                              1. Mode II Loading
                                1. Mode III Loading
                                  1. Calculation Methods
                                  2. Fracture Toughness
                                    1. Measurement Techniques
                                      1. Material Dependence
                                      2. Crack Tip Plasticity
                                        1. Plastic Zone Size
                                          1. Small-Scale Yielding
                                        2. Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
                                          1. Limitations of LEFM
                                            1. Crack Tip Opening Displacement
                                              1. Measurement
                                                1. Significance
                                                2. J-Integral
                                                  1. Path Independence
                                                    1. Application to Nonlinear Materials
                                                  2. Micro-mechanisms of Fracture
                                                    1. Cleavage
                                                      1. Atomic Separation
                                                      2. Microvoid Coalescence
                                                        1. Ductile Fracture Process

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