Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics

By Tribikram Kundu. 2008

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On the thermodynamics of degradation (2008, background): “…linked to thermodynamic entropy, or associated thermodynamic energies, e.g. plasticity, dislocations (Weertman & Weertman 1964), wear, fracture (Knott 1973; Maugis 2000), fatigue (Izumi et al. 1981; Mura 1987), fretting, corrosion (Uhlig & Revie 1985), thermal degradation and associated…”