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This is the second edition of a book that was originally published by Alexander Blake. This edition contains revisions in each chapter, more design problems, and four additional new chapters. The underlying theme of the book “Practical Fracture Mechanics” has not been changed and the book is still intended for the design and practicing engineer. The new chapters deal with the fractographic analysis, fracture of composites, dynamic fracture, and experimental methods in fracture mechanics. Presented below is the preface from the first edition with some additions and deletions reflecting the new material included in the book.