Mechanics and Physics of Energy Density

Foreword. Editors' preface. 1. Synchronization of thermal and mechanical disturbances in uniaxial specimens; G.C. Sih. 2. Thoughts on energy density, fracture and thermal emission; R. Jones, M. Heller, L. Molent. 3. Effects of fillers on fracture performance of thermoplastics: strain energy density criterion; T. Vu-Khanh, B. Fisa, J. Denault. 4. Strain energy density criterion applied to characterize damage in metal alloys; V.S. Ivanova. 5. Local and global instability in fracture mechanics; A. Carpinteri. 6. A strain-rate dependent model for crack growth; G.E. Papakaliatakis, E.E. Gdoutos, E. Tzanaki. 7. Extrusion of metal bars through different shape die: damage evaluation by energy density theory; J. Lovas. 8. Failure of a plate containing a partially bonded rigid fiber inclusion; E.E. Gdoutos, M.A. Kattis. 9. Crack growth rate sensitive solids; O.A. Bukharis, L.V. Nikitin. 10. Strain energy density criterion applied to mixed-mode cracking dominatedby in-plane shear; K.-F. Fischer. 11. Group-averaging methods for generating constitutive equations; M.M. Smith, G.F. Smith. 12. A dislocation theory based on volume-to-surface ratio: fracture behavior of metals; C.W. Lung, L.Y. Xiong, S. Liu. 13. The effect of microcracks on energy density; N. Laws. 14. Convex energy functions for two-sided solutions bounds in elastomechanics; A.A. Liolios. Author index. Subject index.