Facts on Fracture

Synopsis

A combination of factors such as load, temperature, stress concentration and others can lead to a brittle fracture failure. Uses simple animation sequences to explain the effects of stress concentrations and how these can build up to a critical value, resulting in failure. Shows illustrations of typical causes of such concentrations. Shows test procedures used to determine characteristics of structural materials, ranging from the Charpy test to the Wells wide plate test.*

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 13 min. Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 13 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1973

Availability

out of distribution; 2000 sale: £75.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Engineering; Technology

Keywords

civil engineering; fractures; materials science; metallurgy; stress in materials; structural components; testing

Credits

Producer

J G Poley

Contributor

M J Adams; M M Faircloth

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Welding Institute

Distributor

Name

Woodhead Publishing Ltd

Email

wp@woodheadpublishing.com

Web

http://www.woodheadpublishing.com/en/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01223 891 358

Fax

01223 893 694

Address

Abington Hall
Granta Park
Great Abington
Cambridge
CB21 6AH

Notes

Distributor of a series of 13 videos and DVDs on manufacturing processes, produced in conjunction with Monash University, Australia. Each one focuses on a particular core industrial process including metal machining, casting, composite materials production, plastics forming, welding and non-destructive testing, and timber processing.