TY - CHAP AU - Yong X. Gan ED - Yong X. Gan Y1 - 2012-03-28 PY - 2012 T1 - Energy Dissipation Criteria for Surface Contact Damage Evaluation N2 - Continuum Mechanics is the foundation for Applied Mechanics. There are numerous books on Continuum Mechanics with the main focus on the macroscale mechanical behavior of materials. Unlike classical Continuum Mechanics books, this book summarizes the advances of Continuum Mechanics in several defined areas. Emphasis is placed on the application aspect. The applications described in the book cover energy materials and systems (fuel cell materials and electrodes), materials removal, and mechanical response/deformation of structural components including plates, pipelines etc. Researchers from different fields should be benefited from reading the mechanics approached to real engineering problems. BT - Continuum Mechanics SP - Ch. 8 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/39105 DO - 10.5772/39105 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -