THE KINETIC NATURE OF THE STRENGTH OF SOLIDS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 45 1. Endurance of Solids under Load and the Fundamental Premises of the Kinetic Conception of Strength 46 2. Study of the Process of Failure of Materials by Direct Physical Methods 50 3. Cases of Complicated Failure 58 4. Some Problems in the Development of Kinetic Ideas on the Failure Process 59 5. Kinetic Theories of Failure 60 6. Conclusion 60 Bibliography 61