Fracture at all Scales [Paperback]

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 2014 New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture (NT2F14) Conference, which was held in Belgrade, Serbia. This prestigious conference brought together delegates from around the globe to discuss how to characterize, predict and analyze the fatigue and fracture of engineering materials, components, and structures using theoretical, experimental, numerical and practical approaches.

It highlights some important new trends in fracture mechanics presented at the conference, such as:

   two-parameter fracture mechanics, arising from the coupling of fracture toughness and stress constraints

   high-performance steel for gas and oil transportation and production (pressure vessels and boilers)

   safety and reliability of welded joints

This book includes 12 contributions from well-known international scientists and a special tribute dedicated to the scientific contributions of Stojan Sedmark, who passed away in 2014.

Preface.- About the power type relationships in damage evaluations of materials; L. Toth.- Influence of T-elastic stress on the path growth direction of crack propagation; G. Pluvinage et al.- How reasonable is to replace P22 with P91; L. Milovic.- The two-parameter approach for fracture mechanics: some industrial applications; M.H. Meliani.- Determination of mechanical properties of real size components using instrumented hardness testing and small punch testing techniques; S. Szavai et al.- Characterization of undermatch welded joint of x20crmov121 steel after prolonged service; G.baki et al.- The application of ctoa criterion to simulate crack propagation and arrest in a modified ct test specimen; M.b. Amara et al.- Experimental determination of chloride penetration in concrete with real cracks; C. Sosdealsª