Chapter 1 Material Reliability and Sustainability
1.1 Predictive Engineering Analytics
1.2 Coupled Mechanics of Materials
1.3 Finite Element Methods
1.4 Experimental Mechanics
1.5 Consistent Units
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Chapter 2 Elastoplastics
2.1 Thermomechanical Properties
2.2 Density，ρ
2.3 Stress-Strain Curves
2.4 Onset of Necking
2.5 Correction Factor for Triaxial State of Uniaxially Loaded Specimens
2.6 Constitutive Equations of Isotropic Homogeneous Material
2.7 Crack Nucleation under Static Loadings
2.8 Residual Stresses
2.9 Flexural Modulus of Rupture
2.10 Oscillatory Stress-Strain Behavior
2.11 Material Hardening Rules and Bauschinger Effect
2.12 Heat Treatments
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Chapter 3 Finite Element Methods in Composites
3.1 Orthotropic Elasticity
3.2 Strain-Displacement Relationship
3.3 Energy Formulation for Small Deformations
3.4 Composite Elements
3.5 Super Element
3.6 Nodal Loads
3.7 Coordinate Transformations
3.8 Integration for Elemental Matrices
3.9 Element/Node Assembly and Solution Schemes
3.10 Stress Computation
3.11 Geometric Nonlinearity
3.12 Elastoplastic Nonlinearity of Orthotropic Materials
3.13 Contact Nonlinearity
3.14 Finite Element Meshing
3.15 Finite Element Accuracy of 20-Node Solid Elements in Composites
3.16 Solution Methods for Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
3.17 Dynamic Problems- Implicit, Explicit, and Coupled Codes
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Chapter 4 Mechanical Fatigue
4.1 Stress and Strain State Due at Fatigue
4.2 S-N (Stress-Life) Approach Based on Fatigue Strength
4.3 Influence of Mean Stress on Fatigue Life
4.4 Factors Affecting Fatigue Strength
4.5 -N (Strain-Life) Approach
4.6 Cyclic Stress-Strain Relationship
4.7 Damage Accumulation Models
4.8 Counting Damaging Stress/Strain Cycles
4.9 Nonproportional Loadings
4.10 Stress and Strain Transformations from Free Surface to Critical Plane
4.11 Critical Plane Method Based on Strain Energy
4.12 Fatigue Life Predictors under Multiaxial Loadings
4.13 Estimation of Strain-Controlled Fatigue Parameters by Hardness
4.14 Commercial Codes for Fatigue Life Prediction
References

Chapter 5 Fracture Mechanics
5.1 Fracture Failure
5.2 Fracture Toughness and Impact Tests
5.3 Stress Intensity Factors
5.4 Strain Energy Release Rate and R-Curve
5.5 Crack Propagation and Stress Intensity Factor Range
5.6 Crack Propagation under Elastoplastic Yielding
5.7 Crack Propagation under Large Scale Yielding
5.8 Finite Element Methods for Crack Propagation
5.9 Weak Stress Intensity Factor between Dissimilar Materials
5.10 Fatigue of Spot Welds
5.11 Fatigue of Seam Welds
References

Chapter 6 Creep and Oxidation
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Creep and Relaxation
6.3 Stress Relaxation
6.4 Standard Linear Solid Model for Viscoelastic Materials
6.5 Prony Series
6.6 Time-Temperature Superposition Principle
6.7 Creep Strengths
6.8 Creep Mechanisms and Creep Rates
6.9 Isochronous Stress-Strain Curves with Creep
6.10 Creep Fatigue
6.11 Oxidation
6.12 Thermomechanical Fatigue of Oxides
6.13 Thermal Barrier Systems
6.14 Thermomechanical Fatigue Life Prediction with Combined Creep and Oxidation
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Chapter 7 Random Vibration Fatigue and Impact Engineering
7.1 Automotive Vibrations
7.2 Free Vibration
7.3 Forced Vibration System: Self-Excitation Due to Unbalanced Mass
7.4 Forced Vibration System: Transmissibility and Magnification
7.5 Damping Capacity and Quality Factor
7.6 Impact Factor and Surge
7.7 Random Vibration
7.8 Fatigue Analysis in Frequency Domain
7.9 Finite Element Methods in Frequency Domain
7.10 Diagnosis of Fatigue Damage Using Acoustic Emission
7.11 Diagnosis of Cracks Using Eddy Current
7.12 Diagnosis of Microcracks Using X-Rays
7.13 Diagnosis of Cracks Using Magnaflux
7.14 Constitutive Equations for Impact Engineering
7.15 Impact Damage
7.16 Explicit Finite Element Analysis
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Chapter 8 Tribology
8.1 Dry Friction between Solids
8.2 Surface Roughness
8.3 Thermal Contact Conductance
8.4 Electric Contact Conductance
8.5 Skin Friction
8.6 Solid Lubricants
8.7 Fluid Lubricants
8.8 Lubricated Friction
8.9 Hydrodynamic Lubrication
8.10 Infinitely Long Plain Bearings
8.11 Significantly Short Plain Bearings
8.12 Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication
8.13 Thrust Bearings
8.14 Thermohydrodynamic Lubrication
8.15 Finite Element Methods for Lubrication
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Chapter 9 Structural Instability
9.1 Instability of Structural Behaviors
9.2 Buckling of Columns
9.3 Buckling of Simply Supported Plates under Compression
9.4 Buckling of Plates under Compression with Various Boundary Conditions
9.5 Buckling of Plates Subjected to in-Plane Shearing
9.6 Buckling of Plates Subjected to Mixed Loads
9.7 Buckling Analysis by Finite Element Methods
9.8 Aerodynamic Instability
Reference

Chapter 10 Composites- Micromechanics
10.1 Composite Materials
10.2 Weight and Volume Fractions
10.3 Laminae Unidirectionally Reinforced with Continuous Fibers
10.4 Laminae Unidirectionally Reinforced with Short Fibers
10.5 Laminae Reinforced with Weaves
10.6 Laminae Reinforced with Mats
10.7 Composites Reinforced Randomly with Short Fibers
10.8 Composites Reinforced with Particulates and Powders
10.9 Auxetic Composites- Negative Poisson’s Ratios
10.10 Lamination
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Chapter 11 Thermal Loadings
11.1 Thermal Effect
11.2 Thermal Expansion
11.3 Specific Heat Capacity
11.4 Thermal Conductivity
11.5 Thermal Shock and Cold Shock
11.6 Heat Convection
11.7 Combined Heat Conduction and Convection
11.8 Heat Exchange by Design
11.9 Heat Radiation
11.10 Finite Element Formulation for Heat Transfer
11.11 Example Boundary Conditions of Heat Transfer in Diesel Engine
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Chapter 12 Moisture Diffusion
12.1 Moisture Concentration
12.2 Moisture Diffusivities of Absorption
12.3 Non-Fickian Moisture Absorption
12.4 Moisture Diffusivities of Desorption
12.5 Moisture Diffusivities of Fibrous Composites
12.6 Swelling Coefficients of Fibrous Composites
12.7 Moisture at Interface
12.8 Finite Element Methods for Moisture Diffusion and Related Strain Analysis
12.9 Moisture Diffusivities and Thermal Conductivities under Vapor Pressure
12.10 Corrosion
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Chapter 13 Elastomeric Composites
13.1 Introduction to Rubber Failure
13.2 Constitutive Equations of Elastomers
13.3 Penalty Function Method for Finite Element Analysis of Elastomers
13.4 Rubber Degradation due to Cycling
13.5 Elastomeric Dynamics
13.6 Fatigue of Rubber
13.7 Rubber Composites
13.8 Curing Mechanics of Rubber
References

Chapter 14 Dielectric Materials
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Crystallographic Elasticity
14.3 Electromagnetism
14.4 Polarization
14.5 Electro-magneto-thermo-mechanical Coupling
14.6 Piezoelectricity
14.7 Electrostriction
14.8 Pyroelectricity
14.9 Piezomagnetism
14.10 Magnetostriction
14.11 Pyromagnetism
14.12 Domain Engineering in Ferroelectrics
14.13 Fibrous Electromagnetic Laminae
14.14 Electromagnetic Laminae Reinforced with Particulates
14.15 Laminated Piezo- and Pyro-Composites
14.16 Finite Element Methods for Piezoelectricity
14.17 Finite Element Methods for Coupled Piezoelectricity and Piezomagnetics
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Chapter 15 Failure of Composites
15.1 Fracture Modes of Composites
15.2 Fracture Toughness of Composites
15.3 Failure Analysis of Composite Laminae
15.4 Interlaminar Strength
15.5 Failure Criteria for Composites with Random Fibers
15.6 Fatigue of Composites under Multiaxial Loadings
15.7 Creep-Fatigue of Composites under Multiaxial Loadings
15.8 Modeling of Composite Failures Using Finite Element Methods
15.9 Pressurized Isotropic Cylinders
15.10 Press-fit
15.11 Compound Isotropic Cylinders
15.12 Pressurized Orthotropic Vessels
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Chapter 16 Indentation Engineering and Fretting Fatigue
16.1 Hardness by Indentation
16.2 Elastoplastic Properties by Indentation
16.3 Brinell Hardness
16.4 Knoop Hardness
16.5 Rockwell Hardness
16.6 Shore Hardness
16.7 Vickers Hardness
16.8 Martens Hardness
16.9 Estimating Yield and Tensile Strengths by Indentation
16.10 Estimating Residual Stress by Indentation
16.11 Estimating Fracture Toughness by Indentation
16.12 Estimating Creep Properties by Indentation
16.13 Estimating Viscoelastic and Viscoplastic Properties by Indentation
16.14 Fretting Fatigue
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Index