Statistical Physics of Fracture and Breakdown in Disordered Systems
Innbundet /
1997
/ Engelsk
Product details
ISBN
9780198520566
Published
1997-08-28
Publisher
Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Weight
389 gr
Height
242 mm
Width
160 mm
Thickness
14 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
176
Under extreme conditions the mechanical or electrical properties of solids tend to be destabilized and failure or breakdown occurs. In practice these instabilities in the solid often nucleate or spread from disorders in the structure of the solid. This book investigates the modelling of such failure and breakdown processes. The basic principles are illuminated with a large number of computer simulations and laboratory simulations or `table top' experiments. Three particular case studies of failure are presented: electrical failures like fuse and dielectric breakdown; mechanical fracture; and earthquakes as an example of dynamic failure.
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Under extreme conditions the mechanical or electrical properties of solids tend to be destabilized and failure or breakdown occurs. In practice these instabilities in the solid often nucleate or spread from disorders in the structure of the solid. This book investigates the modelling of such failure and breakdown processes.
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1. Introduction ; 2. Electrical breakdown in disordered solids ; 3. Fracture strength of disordered solids ; 4. Earthquakes in model systems ; References ; Index
BL Is a very active field of research - this book is timely
BL The authors are acknowledged experts, Chakrabarti particularly for theoretical studies, Benguigui for simple, clear experiments - a good combination
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BL Is a very active field of research - this book is timely
BL The authors are acknowledged experts, Chakrabarti particularly for theoretical studies, Benguigui for simple, clear experiments - a good combination
Read more
Product details
ISBN
9780198520566
Published
1997-08-28
Publisher
Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Weight
389 gr
Height
242 mm
Width
160 mm
Thickness
14 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
176