Fracture and life
Auteur :
Cotterell, Brian
Éditeur :
Imperial College Press
ISBN :
9781848162822
Date de publication :
5 mars 2010
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A review of the effect of fracture on life, following the development of the understanding of fracture. After a short introduction to fracture, it covers the effects of fracture on the evolution of the Earth, plants and animals, and man, as well as the largely empirical control of fracture from ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century.