Charlie R. Brooks
Ashok Choudhury

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Brooks, Charlie R., date
Failure analysis of engineering materials / Charlie R. Brooks, Ashok
Choudhury.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-07-135758-0
1. Fracture mechanics. 2. Materials Fatigue. I. Choudhury, A. (Ashok)
II. Title.
TA409.B775 2002
620.1'126 dc21 2001044238

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