Mechanical Behavior of Materials: Engineering Methods for Deformation, Fracture, and Fatigue (2nd Edition)

Praised by readers for its usefulness, this book covers the entire area of mechanical behavior of materials from a practical engineering viewpoint, providing a singlesource introductory analysis with specific coverage on materials testing, yield criteria, stressbased fatigue, fracture mechanics, crack growth, strainbased fatigue, and creep. Explains test methods and the principles behind them, and explores engineering methods for predicting strength and life, with realdate worked examples. Completely updates discussions on fracture mechanics, stressbased fatigue, and creep, and adds three new appendices; one that reviews useful topics from elementary mechanics of materials, one that considers statistical variation in materials properties, and a third that aids in locating materials property information in the tables found in various chapters. Updated endofchapter references lead to sources of materials data and to more detailed information. For the mechanical engineer, materials engineer, aeronautical engineer, structural engineer, design engineer, or test engineer.