Provides engineers with enhanced capability for recognizing and interpreting the various features of a fracture, enabling you to perform improved failure analysis and to better determine the relationship of the fracture mode microstructure. 1,903 illustrations and 41 tables. Contents include: History of Fractography; Modes of Fracture; Preparation and Preservation of Fracture Specimens; Photography of Fractured Parts and Fracture Surfaces; Visual Examination and Light Microscopy; Scanning Electron Microscopy; Transmission Electron Microscopy; Quantitative Fractography; Fractal Analysis of Fracture Surfaces; Atlas of Fractographs.