Featuring state-of-the-art contributions from the Eighth International Conference on Computer Aided Assessment and Control in Damage and Fracture Mechanics, this book takes an integrated approach to the problem of fracture, fatigue and safe design.

Intended to promote international cooperation between researchers and engineers from different disciplines, the papers critically review existing ideas and explore new research in a wide range of areas. These include: Fracture Mechanics and Fracture Criteria; Experimental and Computational Methods; Dynamic Fracture; Stress and Failure Analysis; Fatigue Damage Analysis; Crack Growth Control; Damage and Failure of Metallic and Non-Metallic Materials; Failure in Composite Materials; MEMS and Failure Analysis; and Industrial Applications and Case Studies.