Desiccation Cracks and their Patterns : Formation and Modelling in Science and Nature Hardback
by Lucas (Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India) Goehring, Akio (Nihon University, Funabashi, Japan) Nakahara, Tapati (St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, India) Dutta, So (Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan) Kitsunezaki, Sujata (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Goettingen, Ge) Tarafdar
Part of the Statistical Physics of Fracture and Breakdown series
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Bringing together basic ideas, classical theories, recent experimental and theoretical aspects, this book explains desiccation cracks from simple, easily-comprehensible cases to more complex, applied situations. The ideal team of authors, combining experimental and theoretical backgrounds, and with experience in both physical and earth sciences, discuss how the study of cracks can lead to the design of crack-resistant materials, as well as how cracks can be grown to generate patterned surfaces at the nano- and micro-scales.
Important research and recent developments on tailoring desiccation cracks by different methods are covered, supported by straightforward, yet deep theoretical models. Intended for a broad readership spanning physics, materials science, and engineering to the geosciences, the book also includes additional reading especially for students engaged in pattern formation research.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
- Publication Date:22/04/2015
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- ISBN:9783527412136
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
- Publication Date:22/04/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9783527412136
