The latest edition of this comprehensive publication concentrates on the practical applications of fracture mechanics to fracture and fatigue control in structures emphasizing the driving force and the resistance force. The latest edition of this comprehensive publication concentrates on the practical applications of fracture mechanics to fracture and fatigue control in structures emphasizing the driving force and the resistance force. Fracture and fatigue control in structures applications of fracture mechanics barsom john m rolfe stanley t the latest edition of this comprehensive publication concentrates on the practical applications of fracture mechanics to fracture and fatigue control in structures emphasizing the driving force and the resistance force. Fracture and fatigue control in structures will serve as an introduction to the field of fracture mechanics to practicing engineers as well as seniors of beginning graduate students this field has become increasingly important to the engineering community. Emphasizes applications of fracture mechanics to prevent fracture and fatigue failures in structures rather than the theoretical aspects of fracture mechanics the concepts of driving force and resistance force are used to differentiate between the mathematical side and the materials side case studies of actual failures are new to the third edition