The science of fracture has grown considerably in power and diversity in recent years and for the engineering community the advances are matched by use in most traditional industries such as aerospace as well as new industries such as manufacturing of micro-components.

The aim of this series is to provide a platform for gathering state-of-the-art developments in the science of fracture. The series publishes several volumes every year, covering the latest developments in the application of fracture to different engineering fields. Each volume is either authored or edited comprising several chapters written by leading researchers in the field of fracture.

The scope of the series covers the entire spectrum of computational and experimental techniques for fracture.