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Desiccation cracks and their patterns : formation and modelling in science and nature / Lucas Goehring...[et al.].

By: Contributor(s): Series: Statistical physics of fracture and breakdownPublication details: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, ©2015.Description: xvii, 349 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9783527412136
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 624.15136 23 G594
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Elasticity -- 3. Fracture mechanics -- 4. Poroelasticity -- 5. Colloids and clays -- 6. Desiccation -- 7. Patterns of crack networks in homogeneous media -- 8. The effects of plasticity on crack formation -- 9. Special topics -- Appendices.
Summary: This book explains desiccation cracks from simple, easily-comprehensible cases to more complex, applied situations. The ideal team of authors, combining experimental and theoretical backgrounds, and with experience in both physical and earth sciences, discuss how the study of cracks can lead to the design of crack-resistant materials, as well as how cracks can be grown to generate patterned surfaces at the nano- and micro-scales. Important research and recent developments on tailoring desiccation cr.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Elasticity --
3. Fracture mechanics --
4. Poroelasticity --
5. Colloids and clays --
6. Desiccation --
7. Patterns of crack networks in homogeneous media --
8. The effects of plasticity on crack formation --
9. Special topics --
Appendices.

This book explains desiccation cracks from simple, easily-comprehensible cases to more complex, applied situations. The ideal team of authors, combining experimental and theoretical backgrounds, and with experience in both physical and earth sciences, discuss how the study of cracks can lead to the design of crack-resistant materials, as well as how cracks can be grown to generate patterned surfaces at the nano- and micro-scales. Important research and recent developments on tailoring desiccation cr.

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