Fracture Prevention and Control: Proceedings of a Symposium at the 1972 Western

UNCOMMON. Clean, thick, well-bound 1974 hardcover with no dust jacket (as issued). NOT an ex-library copy. Pages are unmarked. Extremely minor page edge smudging only. Appears unread. Well-preserved, very nice, very useful copy! "Fracture Prevention and Control (1974), edited by David W. Hoeppner and published by the American Society for Metals (ASM), is a 472-page compilation of proceedings from a 1972 symposium in Los Angeles. The book focuses on practical applications of fracture mechanics in material selection, structural design, and nondestructive testing to mitigate brittle fracture. Key topics include fatigue crack growth, failure analysis, and the application of fracture toughness data in manufacturing to prevent structural failures in engineering components. It is a vital early resource on damage tolerance methodology and defect assessment.".