Advances in Damage Mechanics Metals And Metal Matrix Composites With an Introduction to Fabric Tensors

The book presents the latest research in Damage Mechanics for metals and metal matrix composites. Separate sections are provided for scalar and tensorial formulations. In this regard, both isotropic and anisotropic Damage Mechanics are treated in a systematic and consistent manner. The book covers both elastic and plastic damage mechanics in ductile materials. New approaches are also presented for the analysis of damage mechanisms in composite materials, namely the overall and local approaches. This new edition includes four new chapters that provide an introduction to the important topic of Fabric Tensors and their use in Damage Mechanics. In addition, this new edition provides new experimental data for damage in composite materials that appears in print for the first time. The major goal of this text is to introduce many of the different constitutive models that recently appeared in different research journals. Another goal is to clearly present the different approaches to this topic in a single and complete volume that will be easily accessible. The book is primarily written for researchers and graduate students in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, materials science, and engineering mechanics. The authors are well established authorities in the field of Damage Mechanics and have already published three major textbooks on Damage Mechanics and hundreds of peer-reviewed research and journal publications.Voyiadjis, George is the author of 'Advances in Damage Mechanics Metals And Metal Matrix Composites With an Introduction to Fabric Tensors', published 2006 under ISBN 9780080446882 and ISBN 0080446884.