| Contents | |
| Chapter 1 | Crack Descriptions |
| Introduction; Scales of observation; Crack growth surfaces and crack front families; Crack surface displacement; Volterra distorsioni; Crack growth mode; Fractal geometry; Random process theory; References | |
| Chapter 2 | Geometric Constraints |
| Introduction; Crack front types; Differential geometry; Corner point singularities; Crack front line tension; Notches and side grooves; References | |
| Chapter 3 | Failure Criteria and Crack Tip Plasticity |
| Introduction; Static failure criteria; Fatigue failure criteria; Limitations of stress intensity factors; Estimation of plastic zone sizes; Crack tip surface displacements; The J-integral; The HRR singularity; References | |
| Chapter 4 | Directional Stability of a Mode I Crack |
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Introduction; Definition of crack path stability; The T-stress criterion; A T-stress based stability parameter; Practical applications; References |
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| Chapter 5 | Fatigue Crack Growth from an Initial Mixed Modes I and II Crack |
| Introduction; Limitations of analysis; Initial path of a Mode I branch fatigue crack; Branch crack stress intensity factors; Maximum tangential stress criterion; Mode I fatigue crack paths and predictions; Shear dominated fatigue crack growth; Failure mechanism map; Non proportional loadings; References | |
| Chapter 6 | Static Crack Growth from an Initial Mixed Modes I and II Crack |
| Introduction; Criteria based on elastic crack tip stress fields; Crack growth under compression; References | |
| Chapter 7 | Some Aspects of Crack Growth in Three Dimensions |
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Introduction; Twist cracks; Oscillating crack front families; Slant crack
growth in thin sheets; Spot welds; Hydraulic fracturing; Fatigue crack
path prediction; |
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