Download or read book Recent Advances in Fracture written by Rao K. Mahidhara and published by Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society. This book was released on 1997 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work focuses on in-depth mechanics and materials aspects pertinent to the phenomena of ductile fracture in engineering materials. The 31 papers present recent advances that provide an increased level of understanding of many aspects of this type of fracture, including micromechanisms of fracture, sources of toughness, the effects of microstructure, hydrostatic pressure, temperature and strain rate.