Publisher's Synopsis
This is a proceedings volume of a symposium held during Material Week '97 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA from September 14-18, 1997. It was dedicated to Dr George R. Irwin, Professor Emeritus of the University of Maryland.;The symposium proceedings is a collection of 29 papers and ten abstracts on the subjects of fracture mechanics, dislocation theory of fracture, atomistic fracture, micromechanical and microstructural modelling of cleavage, cleavage mechanisms, fractographic characterization, experimental techniques, and cleavage studies in metals, welds, intermetallics, ceramics and minerals.;The diverse topics reflect the wide range of disciplines that Professor Irwin has impacted through his pioneering work on fracture mechanics.
