Fracture Mechanics : Applications and Challenges -- Invited Papers Presented at the 13th European Conference on Fracture

This book contains 15 fully peer-reviewed Invited Papers which were presented at the 13 th Biennial European Conference on Fracture and is a companion to the CD-ROM http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/008043701x Proceedings . The organisers of the ECF 13 opted from the very beginning for an application-orientated conference, and consequently, this book contributes to the understanding of fracture phenomena, and disseminates fracture concepts and their application to the solution of engineering problems to practitioners in a wide range of fields. The fields covered in this book can be broadly classified into: elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, fracture dynamics, fatigue and interactive processes, failure, structural integrity, coatings and materials, with applications to the following industrial sectors: transport, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, pipelines and automotive engineering. Content: Foreword Pages ix-x Fracture stress analysis: Some “practical” examples Original Research Article Pages 1-11 C. Atkinson Some aspects of fatigue of engineering materials Original Research Article Pages 13-28 Hael Mughrabi Failures of structures and components which fracture mechanics would have prevented Original Research Article Pages 29-46 D.R.H. Jones Interfacial cracking in thin film structures Original Research Article Pages 47-71 J.M. Martínez-Esnaola, J.M. Sánchez, M.R. Elizalde, A. Martín-Meizoso Designing against fretting fatigue in aeroengines Original Research Article Pages 73-95 C. Ruiz, D. Nowell Aircraft fatigue life extension: Development of a mid-life rework method based on peening Original Research Article Pages 97-114 G. Clark Coatings for hot section gas turbine components Original Research Article Pages 115-134 J. Bressers, S. Peteves, M. Steen Modeling cyclic deformation of thick thermal barrier coatings Original Research Article Pages 135-154 Darrell Socie, Edwin Rejda Application of fracture mechanics on Japanese automotive industry Original Research Article Pages 155-161 Tatsuhiko Yoshimura Gigacycle fatigue of high strength steels prediction and mechanisms Original Research Article Pages 163-171 C. Bathias Fatigue of railway axles: A classic problem revisited Original Research Article Pages 173-181 R.A. Smith Fracture mechanics applied to concrete Original Research Article Pages 183-210 M. Elices, J. Planas, G.V. Guinea Fatigue and fracture of steel bridges Original Research Article Pages 211-234 Pedro Albrecht, William Wright Designing against ductile fracture propagation in very high strength steel gas pipelines: A review Original Research Article Pages 235-252 G. Buzzichelli Fracture mechanics concepts and structural integrity of filament wound pipes Original Research Article Pages 253-261 António Torres Marques, Alfredo Balacó de Morais, João Francisco Silva, Paulo Tavares de Castro Author index Page 263 This book contains 15 fully peer-reviewed Invited Papers which were presented at the 13 th Biennial European Conference on Fracture and is a companion to the CD-ROM http://www.engineeringvillage.com/controller/servlet/OpenURL?genre=book & isbn=9780080436999 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/008043701x Proceedings . The organisers of the ECF 13 opted from the very beginning for an application-orientated conference, and consequently, this book contributes to the understanding of fracture phenomena, and disseminates fracture concepts and their application to the solution of engineering problems to practitioners in a wide range of fields. The fields covered in this book can be broadly classified into: elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, fracture dynamics, fatigue and interactive processes, failure, structural integrity, coatings and materials, with applications to the following industrial sectors: transport, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, pipelines and automotive engineering This book contains 15 fully peer-reviewed Invited Papers which were presented at the 13 th Biennial European Conference on Fracture and is a companion to the CD-ROM http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=15661369 & volume=26 http://www.elsevier.com/locate/isbn/008043701x Proceedings . The organisers of the ECF 13 opted from the very beginning for an application-orientated conference, and consequently, this book contributes to the understanding of fracture phenomena, and disseminates fracture concepts and their application to the solution of engineering problems to practitioners in a wide range of fields. The fields covered in this book can be broadly classified into: elastic-plastic fracture mechanics, fracture dynamics, fatigue and interactive processes, failure, structural integrity, coatings and materials, with applications to the following industrial sectors: transport, aerospace engineering, civil engineering, pipelines and automotive engineering We will discuss here a variety of problems related to the questions (a) will fracture occur?, (b) why did fracture occur? and (c) where would fracture initiate?