Brittle or Quasi-Brittle Fracture of Engineering Materials: Recent Developments and New Challenges

• F. Berto,
• M. Elices,
• M. R. Ayatollahi,
• S. V. Panin,
• K. Tserpes

Affiliations

F. Berto

Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Stradella San Nicola 3, 36100 Vicenza, Italy

M. Elices

Departamento de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E. T. S. de Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos C/ Profesor Aranguren s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain

M. R. Ayatollahi

Fatigue and Fracture Research Laboratory, Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran 16846, Iran

S. V. Panin

Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, Institute of Strength Physics and Material Science, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk 634021, Russia

K. Tserpes

Laboratory of Technology & Strength of Materials (LTSM), Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece