Brittle Fracture in Steel Structures

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages vii-viii
CONVERSION OF UNITS: Scales for ready reference (approximate), Page ix
INTRODUCTION, Pages x-xi
NAVY DEPARTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON STRUCTURAL STEEL, Pages xii-xiii
CHAPTER 1 - EXAMPLES OF BRITTLE FRACTURE IN SERVICE, AND THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THEM, Pages 1-27
CHAPTER 2 - CHARACTERISTICS AND MODES OF FRACTURE, Pages 28-37
CHAPTER 3 - ENGINEERING AND METALLURGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING FRACTURE, Pages 38-45
CHAPTER 4 - METHODS OF TESTING FOR NOTCH DUCTILITY, Pages 46-62
CHAPTER 5 - DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AFFECTING THE CHOICE OF STEEL FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS, Pages 63-76
CHAPTER 6 - REVIEW OF CURRENT METHODS FOR STEEL SELECTION, Pages 77-93
CHAPTER 7 - RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTION OF STEELS WITH REGARD TO NOTCH DUCTILITY, Pages 94-114
APPENDIX - ‘GOLDEN RULES’ FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF BRITTLE FRACTURE, Pages 115-117
INDEX, Pages 119-122