Elsevier Advances in Damage Mechanics: Metals and Metal Matrix Composites With an Introduction to Fabric Tensors

Product Description The book presents the principles of Damage Mechanics along with the latest research findings. Both isotropic and anisotropic damage mechanisms are presented. Various damage models are presented coupled with elastic and elasto-plastic behavior. The book includes two chapters that are solely dedicated to experimental investigations conducted by the authors. In its last chapter, the book presents experimental data for damage in composite materials that appear in the literature for the first time. · Systematic treatment of damage mechanics in composite materials · Includes special and advanced topics · Includes basic principles of damage mechanics · Includes new experimental data that appears in print for the first time · Covers both metals and metal matrix composite materials · Includes new chapters on fabric tensors · Second edition includes four new chapters From the Back Cover 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. |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. About the Author George Z. Voyiadjis is the Boyd Professor at the Louisiana State University, in the Department of Civil and Environmental