A selection of books on the subjects covered in this section are listed below. Look also at the general bibliography in the Learn More section.

Brydson, J A: Plastics materials, 7th Edition, Butterworths-Heinemann (1999)

Fagan M J: Finite Element Analysis, Theory and Practice, Longman, Harlow (1992)

Hertzberg R W: Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials, 4th edition, John Wiley, New York, (1996)

Hertzberg, RW and Manson J A: Fatigue of Engineering Plastics, Academic Press (1980)

Ibidem: Volume 11 Failure Analysis and Prevention, (1986), passim

Meyers M A: Dynamic Behavior of Materials, John Wiley, New York, (1994)

Verhoeven J D: ASM Metals Handbook, 9th Edition, Volume 10 Materials Characterisation, ASM, Materials Park, Ohio, (1986), pp 490-515

Versteeg H K and Malalasekera W: An Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics, The Finite Volume Method, Longman, Harlow (1995)

Zukas J A: Impact Dynamics, John Wiley, New York, (1982)