Fracture and Life, Hardcover by Cotterell, Brian, Brand New, Free shipping in...

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Number of Pages: 500 Pages Publication Year: 2010 Item Weight: 0 Oz Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science Illustrator: Yes Author: Brian Cotterell Publisher: Imperial College Press Book Title: Fracture and Life Topic: Materials Science / General, Fracture Mechanics, Experiments & Projects, Mechanics / General, Life Sciences / Biophysics, Mechanical Format: Hardcover gtin13: 9781848162822 Language: English ISBN: 9781848162822

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Fracture and Life, Hardcover by Cotterell, Brian, ISBN 1848162820, ISBN-13 9781848162822, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Th is an interdisciplinary review of the effect of fracture and the development of its understanding. After a short introduction to fracture, th describes the effects of fracture on the evolution of the Earth, plants and animals, and man through his exploitation of stone tools. Th then covers the control and exploitation of fracture from ancient times to the development of fracture as a separate discipline and recent developments.