Fracture of Non-Metallic Materials: Proceeding of the 5th Advanced Seminar on Fracture Mechanics, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, 14-18 October 1 (Hardcover, 1987)

Fundamentals of Brittle Fracture.- Recent Developments in Fracture Mechanics.- Damage Theories for Brittle and Ductile Materials.- Numerical Methods in Fracture Mechanics.- Mechanical Behavior of Ceramics.- Engineering Performance Prediction for Ceramics.- Thermal Shock Properties of Ceramics.- Transformation Toughening of Ceramics.- Mechanical Behaviour of Glasses.- Thermal Crack Growth in Self-stressed Glassy Compounds.- Fracture Mechanics Applied to Wood.- Fracture Mechanics of Polymers and Adhesives.- Fracture Testing of Brittle Polymers.- Structural Effects in Polymer Fracture.- Structure of Concrete and Crack Formation.- Fracture Mechanics Parameters and Fracture Process Zone of Concrete.- Numerical Analysis and Simulation of Crack Formation in Composite Materials such as Concrete.