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Richard M. Christensen
About the Author

Professor Research Emeritus Aeronautics and Astronautics

Senior Scientist Retired Materials Science &

About the Author

Richard Christensen received his D. Eng. degree from Yale University in 1961.  Over a long and productive career he has worked in industry, national laboratories and academia.  His books, Theory of Viscoelasticity (Dover) and Mechanics of Composite Materials (Dover), are widely read and referenced.  He has received many  awards for his research with the latest being the Nadai Medal from the Materials Division of ASME for “distinguished achievement and contribution to the field of engineering materials”.  He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

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The First Failure Criterion

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Critical Failure Mechanism

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The Ductile-Brittle Problem

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Looking Ahead

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Richard M. Christensen