Foreword -- 1. Various Types of Damage -- 2. Fracture Mechanics -- 3. Brittle Fracture -- 4. Ductile Fracture -- 5. Ductile-Brittle Transition -- 6. Fatigue -- 7. Environment Assisted Cracking -- 8. Creep-Fatigue-Oxidation Interactions -- 9. Contact Mechanics - Friction and Wear -- 10. Damage and Fracture of Non-Metallic Materials.-Appendix A: Diffusion Coefficients -- Index.