TY  - GEN
AU  - Goehring,Lucas
AU  - Nakahara,Akio
AU  - Dutta,Tapati
AU  - Kitsunezaki,So
AU  - Tarafdar,Sujata
TI  - Desiccation cracks and their patterns : : formation and modelling in science and nature 
T2  - Statistical physics of fracture and breakdown
SN  - 9783527412136
U1  - 624.15136 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Weinheim
PB  - Wiley-VCH
KW  - Soil mechanics
KW  - Pattern formation (Physical sciences)
KW  - Fracture mechanics.
N1  - 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
N2  - 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.
ER  -