The Physics and Mathematics of Adiabatic Shear Bands by T W Wright

The Physics and Mathematics of Adiabatic Shear Bands by T W Wright

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The Physics and Mathematics of Adiabatic Shear Bands by T W Wright

This book is a research monograph on the material instability known as adiabatic shear banding which often occurs in a plastically deforming material as it undergoes rapid shearing. Plastic deformation generates heat, which eventually softens most materials with continued straining, a process which is usually unstable. In this case the instability results in thin regions of highly deformed material, which are often the sites of further damage and complete failure. The main body of the book examines a series of one-dimensional problems of increasing complexity. In this way a comprehensive and quantitative picture of the complete phenomena is built up. Particular care is taken to use well established asymptotic techniques to find simple, but universal, analytic expressions or scaling laws that encapsulate various aspects of the dynamic formation and the final morphology of shear bands. A fully developed mechanics of shear is just beginning to emerge as a major companion to fracture mechanics, this book may speed the process along.
' an admirable attempt to set down clearly the results of a research community over a lifetimeAs a library reference or a guide to the researcher, it will be extremely valuable.' Contemporary Physics
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ISBN 13 9780521631952
ISBN 10 0521631955
Title The Physics and Mathematics of Adiabatic Shear Bands
Author T W Wright
Series Cambridge Monographs On Mechanics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2002-07-22
Number of pages 260
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