Structural Components Mechanical Tests and Behavioral Laws

"This title provides a thorough overview of the material laws governing the behavior and properties of materials under load and of the mechanical tests used by design engineers to determine which materials to use as structural components." "First, behavior laws explaining the relationship between the forces applied and the deformations of materials are explored, then the range of available and appropriate tests are systemically presented, including compression and tensile tests, hardness tests, endurance tests, impact tests and dynamic tests." "This book provides the means to assess and use all these tests and their results in a complete and complementary manner, making it a valuable resource for all those working in the fields of design engineering and structural component design and assessment."--BOOK JACKET.

Dominique François was a Professor at Ecole Centrale de Paris, France, for more than 20 years.