The Face of Failure in Nature and Engineering

"THE FACE OF FAILURE IN NATURE AND ENGINEERING"
Author: Claus Mattheck

The book:
- is an introduction to the mechanics of failure
- explains the battle of loading against material and form
- will alert you to weak places in structures
- shows how cases of damage can be avoided by clever shaping
- is the fruit of long-term work at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH
(Karlsruhe Research Centre)