Beschreibung:
Mechanical responses of solid materials are governed by their material properties. The solutions for estimating and predicting the mechanical responses are extremely difficult, in particular for non-homogeneous materials. Among these, there is a special type of materials whose properties are variable only along one direction, defined as graded materials or functionally graded materials (FGMs). Examples are plant stems and bones. Artificial graded materials are widely used in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, biological engineering, and electronic engineering.
Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Fundamentals of elasticity and fracture mechanicsChapter 3 Solutions of three-dimensional layered materialsChapter 4 Solution based boundary element methods of static elasticityChapter 5 The multi-domain boundary element method for fracture mechanicsChapter 6 Solutions based dual boundary element method for fracture mechanicsChapter 7 Penny-shaped and elliptical cracks in functionally graded solidsChapter 8 Rectangular cracks in layered and functionally graded solidsChapter 9 Fracture mechanics of transversely isotropic bimaterialsChapter 10 Conclusions and remarks