A Course on Damage Mechanics

the long version

This textbook teaches macroscopic modeling for design, processing, testing and control of mechanical components in engineering. The first chapter dealswith the phenomenology of damage; the second couples damage to strains and covers the three-dimensional situation; the third is devoted to kinetic laws of damage evolution used by the author to unify many models; the fourthgives several methods to predict crack initiation. Detailed calculations andmany exercises help students to apply the powerful techniques to practical problems in engineering.