LEADER 02950nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910456136603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-75978-7 010 $a9786612759789 010 $a1-84816-283-9 035 $a(CKB)2490000000001835 035 $a(EBL)731246 035 $a(OCoLC)719420469 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000418040 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12137065 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418040 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10370061 035 $a(PQKB)11445513 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC731246 035 $a(WSP)0000P593 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL731246 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10422469 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275978 035 $a(EXLCZ)992490000000001835 100 $a20100707d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFracture and life$b[electronic resource] /$fBrian Cotterell 210 $aLondon $cImperial College Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (500 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84816-282-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aForeword; Preface; Contents; Colour Plates; 1. Introduction and Basic Solid Mechanics; 2. Evolution of the Earth; 3. Evolution of Life; 4. Human Evolution and Stone Tools; 5. Building in Stone and Concrete in the Ancient World; 6. From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution; 7. From the Industrial Revolution to 1900; 8. The First Half of the Twentieth-Century; 9. Fundamentals of Fracture and Metal Fracture from 1950 to the Present; 10. The Diversity of Materials and Their Fracture Behaviour; 11. Cutting and Piercing; 12. Recent Developments and the Twenty-First Century 327 $aAppendix: Glossary of Symbols and AbbreviationsBibliography; Name Index; Subject Index 330 $aThis book is an interdisciplinary review of the effect of fracture on life, following the development of the understanding of fracture written from a historical perspective. After a short introduction to fracture, the first section of the book covers the effects of fracture on the evolution of the Earth, plants and animals, and man. The second section of the book covers the largely empirical control of fracture from ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century. The final section reviews the development of fracture theory as a discipline and its application during the twentieth century through to the present time. 606 $aFracture mechanics 606 $aStone implements 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFracture mechanics. 615 0$aStone implements. 676 $a620.1126 700 $aCotterell$b Brian$f1934-$0517283 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456136603321 996 $aFracture and life$9850342 997 $aUNINA