Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics -- 1.1 Historical Perspective -- 1.2 Stress Intensity Factors (SIF) -- 1.3 Energy Release Rate (ERR) -- 1.4 J-Integral -- 1.5 Dynamic Fracture -- 1.6 Viscoelastic Fracture -- 1.7 Essential Work of Fracture (EWF) -- 1.8 Configuration Force (Material Force) Method -- 1.9 Cohesive Zone and Virtual Internal Bond Models -- Chapter 2 : Elements of Electrodynamics of Continua -- 2.1 Notations -- 2.1.1 Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions -- 2.1.2 Electromagnetic field -- 2.1.3 Electromagnetic body force and couple -- 2.1.4 Electromagnetic stress tensor and momentum vector -- 2.1.5 Electromagnetic power -- 2.1.6 Poynting theorem -- 2.2 Maxwell Equations -- 2.3 Balance Equations of Mass, Momentum, Moment of Momentum, and Energy -- 2.4 Constitutive Relations -- 2.5 Linearized Theory -- Chapter 3 : Introduction to Thermoviscoelasticity -- 3.1 Thermoelasticity -- 3.2 Viscoelasticity -- 3.3 Coupled Theory of Thermoviscoelasticity -- 3.3.1 Fundamental principles of thermodynamics -- 3.3.2 Formulation based on Helmholtz free energy functional -- 3.3.3 Formulation based on Gibbs free energy functional -- 3.4 Thermoviscoelastic Boundary-Initial Value Problems -- Chapter 4 : Overview on Fracture of Electromagnetic Materials -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Basic Field Equations -- 4.3 General Solution Procedures -- 4.4 Debates on Crack-Face Boundary Conditions -- 4.5 Fracture Criteria -- 4.5.1 Field intensity factors -- 4.5.2 Path-independent integral -- 4.5.3 Mechanical strain energy release rate -- 4.5.4 Global and local energy release rates -- 4.6 Experimental Observations -- 4.6.1 Indentation test -- 4.6.2 Compact tension test -- 4.6.3 Bending test -- 4.7 Nonlinear Studies -- 4.7.1 Electrostriction/magnetostriction.

4.7.2 Polarization/magnetization saturation -- 4.7.3 Domain switching -- 4.7.4 Domain wall motion -- 4.8 Status and Prospects -- Chapter 5 : Crack Driving Force in Electro-Thermo-Elastodynamic Fracture -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Fundamental Principles of Thermodynamics -- 5.3 Energy Flux and Dynamic Contour Integral -- 5.4 Dynamic Energy Release Rate Serving as Crack Driving Force -- 5.5 Configuration Force and Energy-Momentum Tensor -- 5.6 Coupled Electromechanical Jump/Boundary Conditions -- 5.7 Asymptotic Near-Tip Field Solution -- 5.8 Remarks -- Chapter 6 : Dynamic Fracture Mechanics of Magneto-Electro-Thermo-Elastic Solids -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Thermodynamic Formulation of Fully Coupled Dynamic Framework -- 6.2.1 Field equations and jump conditions -- 6.2.2 Dynamic energy release rate -- 6.2.3 Invariant integral -- 6.3 Stroh-Type Formalism for Steady-State Crack Propagation under Coupled Magneto-Electro-Mechanical Jump/Boundary Conditions -- 6.3.1 Generalized plane crack problem -- 6.3.2 Steady-state solution -- 6.3.3 Path-independent integral for steady crack growth -- 6.4 Magneto-Electro-Elastostatic Crack Problem as a Special Case -- 6.5 Summary -- Chapter 7 : Dynamic Crack Propagation in Magneto-Electro-Elastic Solids -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Shear Horizontal Surface Waves -- 7.3 Transient Mode-III Crack Growth Problem -- 7.4 Integral Transform, Wiener-Hopf Technique, and Cagniard-de Hoop Method -- 7.5 Fundamental Solutions for Traction Loading Only -- 7.6 Fundamental Solutions for Mixed Loads -- 7.7 Evaluation of Dynamic Energy Release Rate -- 7.8 Influence of Shear Horizontal Surface Wave Speed and Crack Tip Velocity -- Chapter 8 : Fracture of Functionally Graded Materials -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Formulation of Boundary-Initial Value Problems -- 8.3 Basic Solution Techniques -- 8.4 Fracture Characterizing Parameters.

8.4.1 Field intensity factors -- 8.4.2 Dynamic energy release rate -- 8.4.3 Path-domain independent integral -- 8.5 Remarks -- Chapter 9 : Magneto-Thermo-Viscoelastic Deformation and Fracture -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Local Balance Equations for Magnetic, Thermal, and Mechanical Field Quantities -- 9.3 Free Energy and Entropy Production Inequality for Memory-Dependent Magnetosensitive Materials -- 9.4 Coupled Magneto-Thermo-Viscoelastic Constitutive Relations -- 9.5 Generalized J -Integral in Nonlinear Magneto-Thermo-Viscoelastic Fracture -- 9.6 Generalized Plane Crack Problem and Revisit of Mode-III Fracture of a Magnetostrictive Solid in a Bias Magnetic Field -- Chapter 10 : Electro-Thermo-Viscoelastic Deformation and Fracture -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Local Balance Equations for Electric, Thermal, and Mechanical Field Quantities -- 10.3 Free Energy and Entropy Production Inequality for Memory-Dependent Electrosensitive Materials -- 10.4 Coupled Electro-Thermo-Viscoelastic Constitutive Relations -- 10.5 Generalized J -Integral in Nonlinear Electro-Thermo-Viscoelastic Fracture -- 10.6 Analogy between Nonlinear Magneto- and Electro-Thermo-Viscoelastic Constitutive and Fracture Theories -- 10.7 Reduction to Dorfmann-Ogden Nonlinear Magneto- and Electro-elasticity -- Chapter 11 : Nonlinear Field Theory of Fracture Mechanics for Paramagnetic and Ferromagnetic Materials -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Global Energy Balance Equation and Non-Negative Global Dissipation Requirement -- 11.3 Hamiltonian Density and Thermodynamically Admissible Conditions -- 11.3.1 Generalized functional thermodynamics -- 11.3.2 Generalized state-variable thermodynamics -- 11.4 Thermodynamically Consistent Time-Dependent Fracture Criterion -- 11.5 Generalized Energy Release Rate versus Bulk Dissipation Rate.

11.6 Local Generalized J -Integral versus Global Generalized J -Integral -- 11.7 Essential Work of Fracture versus Nonessential Work of Fracture -- Chapter 12 : Nonlinear Field Theory of Fracture Mechanics for Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric Materials -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Nonlinear Field Equations -- 12.2.1 Balance equations -- 12.2.2 Constitutive laws -- 12.3 Thermodynamically Consistent Time-Dependent Fracture Criterion -- 12.4 Correlation with Conventional Fracture Mechanics Approaches -- Chapter 13 : Applications to Fracture Characterization -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Energy Release Rate Method and its Generalization -- 13.3 J-R Curve Method and its Generalization -- 13.4 Essential Work of Fracture Method and its Extension -- 13.5 Closure -- Bibliography -- Index.