Brocks Wolfgang. Plasticity and Fracture

Springer, 2018. — 189 p. — (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications 244). — ISBN: 978-3-319-62751-9.This book is based on 40 years of research and teaching in the fields of fracture mechanics and plasticity. It will bring students and engineers from various disciplines up to date on key concepts that have become increasingly important in the design of safety-relevant engineering structures in general and in modern lightweight structures in the transportation industry in particular.
Primarily intended for graduate students in the engineering sciences and practicing structural engineers, it employs a multidisciplinary approach that comprises theoretical concepts, numerical methods, and experimental techniques. In addition, it includes a wealth of analytical and numerical examples, used to illustrate the applications of the concepts discussed.Concepts of Fracture Mechanics
Phenomenological Theory of Time- and Rate-Independent Plasticity
Extension of LEFM for Small-Scale Yielding
Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics
Solutions for Fully Plastic Conditions
Determination of Fracture Parameters
Damage and Fracture
The Cohesive Model