Provides overviews of the major developments in fracture mechanics and associated applications over the past 20 years, and highlights directions for future developments and applications. 6 major sections include:

• Analytical Fracture Mechanics

• Nonlinear and Time Dependent Fracture Mechanics

• Microstructure and Micro mechanical Modeling

• Fatigue Crack Propagation

• Environmentally Assisted Cracking

• Fracture Mechanics of Nonmetals and New Frontiers.