Milne I. Comprehensive Structural Integrity...Nano to Macro Vols 1-10. 2003-2007

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Milne I. Comprehensive Structural Integrity...Nano to Macro Vols 1-10. 2003-2007

Textbook in PDF format The aim of this major reference work is to provide a first point of entry to the literature for the researchers in any field relating to structural integrity in the form of a definitive research/reference tool which links the various sub-disciplines that comprise the whole of structural integrity. Special emphasis will be given to the interaction between mechanics and materials and structural integrity applications. Because of the interdisciplinary and applied nature of the work, it will be of interest to mechanical engineers and materials scientists from both academic and industrial backgrounds including bioengineering, interface engineering and nanotechnology. The scope of this work encompasses, but is not restricted to: fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep, materials, dynamics, environmental degradation, numerical methods, failure mechanisms and damage mechanics, interfacial fracture and nano-technology, structural analysis, surface behaviour and heart valves. The structures under consideration include: pressure vessels and piping, off-shore structures, gas installations and pipelines, chemical plants, aircraft, railways, bridges, plates and shells, electronic circuits, interfaces, nanotechnology, artificial organs, biomaterial prostheses, cast structures, mining... and more. Case studies will form an integral part of the work. This treatise, called Comprehensive Structural Integrity, comprises 10 separate volumes, each addressing different aspects of structural integrity assessment. It begins with an introductory volume, Structural Integrity Assessment—Examples and Case Studies. This volume attempts to put structural integrity into perspective. It contains 19 chapters. The first chapter introduces the whole treatise. It is aimed at providing an out-of-the-frame reference to structural integrity issues, demonstrating their ubiquitous nature, the costs to the community, the implications of structural failure on whole industries, and the fact that failures do not occur out of the blue, but arise from a technical error, a lack of technical foresight, or from a management failure. Structural integrity is not something that simply happens because of good design and construction. It requires proper assessment and active management throughout all phases of the life of a structure. Volumes 2–9 address the details of the various technical theories, mechanisms, and other components required to ensure structural integrity of engineering structures of all types, large and small. Volumes 2–7 tend to be discipline oriented, and attempt to provide a full description of the methods used. As far as possible, each of these is self-contained, although some cross-fertilization is unavoidable. Volumes 8 and 9 are special volumes, addressing in turn nanostructures and structures engineered for biological purposes. These have been separated from other volumes, as they tend to address specialist aspects associated with their own technologies. Nevertheless, the fundamental sciences and technologies on which they are based are contained in the most part within Volumes 2–7. Additional fundamental issues specific to the nanoscale are addressed in Volume 8. The final volume, Volume 10, contains the subject index. This 10-volume Comprehensive Structural Integrity set provides a first point of entry to the literature for both the engineer and the researcher across a wide range of disciplines. In all there are 130 chapters with contributions from over 190 distinguished experts from 21 different countries. It takes the form of a definitive research and reference tool that links the various technical disciplines which comprise the whole spectrum of structural integrity. The volumes will be of use to students, researchers, and practicing engineers alike