The new science of strong materials, or, why you don't fall through the floor / J.E. Gordon ; with a new introduction by Philip Ball.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Princeton science libraryPublisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2006Edition: Expanded Princeton science library editionDescription: 287 p. : il. byn, gráf. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 13: 9780691125480
  • 10: 0691125481
Other title:
  • New science of strong materials [Parallel title]
  • Why you don't fall through the floor [Parallel title]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TA403.2 G66 2006
Contents:
1. The new science of strong materials - or how to ask awkward questions -- Part one : Elasticity and the theory of strength : 2.Stresses and strains - or why you don't fall through the floor -- 3. Cohesion - or how strong ought materials to be? -- 4. Cracks and dislocations - or why things are weak -- Part two : The non-metallic tradition : 5. Crack-stopping - or how to be tough -- 6. Timber and cellulose - or wooden ships and iron men -- 7. Glue and plywood - or mice in the gliders -- 8. Composite matals - or how to make bricks with straw -- Part three : The metallic tradition : 9. Ductility in metals - or the intimate life of the dislocation -- 10. Iron and steel - hephaistos among the Satanic Mills -- 11. The materials of the future - or how to have second thoughts.
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1. The new science of strong materials - or how to ask awkward questions -- Part one : Elasticity and the theory of strength : 2.Stresses and strains - or why you don't fall through the floor -- 3. Cohesion - or how strong ought materials to be? -- 4. Cracks and dislocations - or why things are weak -- Part two : The non-metallic tradition : 5. Crack-stopping - or how to be tough -- 6. Timber and cellulose - or wooden ships and iron men -- 7. Glue and plywood - or mice in the gliders -- 8. Composite matals - or how to make bricks with straw -- Part three : The metallic tradition : 9. Ductility in metals - or the intimate life of the dislocation -- 10. Iron and steel - hephaistos among the Satanic Mills -- 11. The materials of the future - or how to have second thoughts.

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