Stress Corrosion
A glass may withstand a static load for a long time (days, weeks, or years) and then, without warning, breaks suddenly. Here are salient empirical observations:
fracture mechanics
Atomistic Modeling of Materials Failure by M. J. Buehler
This book is an introduction to molecular and atomistic modeling techniques applied to solid deformation and fracture. Focusing on various brittle, ductile and geometrically confined materials, this book includes computational methods at the atomistic scale, and describes how these techniques can be used to model the dynamics of crack, dislocations and other deformation mechanisms.
Elementary Engineering Fracture Mechanics by David Broek
I think this book is a good complement to the course Fracture Mechanics ES 247. There are several reasons:
Fatigue
These notes were prepared when I taught fracture mechanics in 2010, and were updated when I taught the course again in 2014.
Notes on other parts of the course are also online.
Fracture Mechanics: Fundamentals and Applications by T.L. Anderson
The hyperlink for review on this book on amazon.com is http://www.amazon.com/Frcature-Mechanics-Fundamentals-Applications-Third/dp/0849316561/ref=dp_ob_image_bk
Resistance Curve
These notes were initially written when I taught fracture mechanics in spring 2010, and were updated when I taught the course again in 2014.
You can access all notes for the course on fracture mechanics.
Linear elastic fracture mechanics
These notes were initially written when I taught fracture mechanics in spring 2010. The title of the notes was then "toughness". In revising the notes for the class in 2014, I have changed the title of the notes to "Linear elastic fracture mechanics".
You can access all notes for the course on fracture mechanics.