Fracture of Brittle Solids

A text for higher degree materials science students and researchers concerned with the strength of highly brittle covalent-ionic solids, principally ceramics. I... » 

A text for higher degree materials science students and researchers concerned with the strength of highly brittle covalent-ionic solids, principally ceramics. It presents a unified continuum, microstructural and atomastic treatment of modern-day fracture mechanics from a materials perspective. «