Books

1. Henry Petroski, The Essential Engineer: Why Science Alone Will Not Solve Our Global Problems, (2010), New York: Alfred A. Knopf.,
2. Henry Petroski, The Toothpick: Technology and Culture, (2007), New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
3. Henry Petroski, Success through Failure: The Paradox of Design, (2006), Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press,
4. Henry Petroski, Pushing the Limits: New Adventures in Engineering, (2005), New York: Vintage Books,
5. Henry Petroski, Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design, (2004), New York: Vintage Books,
6. Henry Petroski, Paperboy: Confessions of a Future Engineer, (2003), New York: Vintage Books,
7. Henry Petroski, The Book on the Bookshelf, (2000), New York: Vintage Books,
8. Henry Petroski, Remaking the World: Adventures in Engineering, (1998), New York: Vintage Books,
9. Henry Petroski, Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing, (1996), Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press,
10. Henry Petroski, Engineers of Dreams: Great Bridge Builders and the Spanning of America, (1995), New York: Vintage Books,
11. Henry Petroski, Design Paradigms. Case Histories of Error and Judgment in Engineering., (1994), New York: Cambridge University Press,
12. Henry Petroski, The Evolution of Useful Things, (1994), New York: Vintage Books,
13. Henry Petroski, To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design, (1992), New York: Vintage Books,
14. Henry Petroski, The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance3, (1992), New York: Alfred A. Knopf,

Papers Published

1. Petroski, H., Vitruvius's auger and Galileo's bones. Paradigms of limits to size in design, Journal of Mechanical Design - Transactions of the ASME, (1992), 23 - 28, [abs]
2. Ojdrovic, R.P. and Petroski, H.J., Weight functions from multiple reference states and crack profile derivatives, Eng. Fract. Mech. (UK), (1991), 105 - 11, [0013-7944(91)90026-W], [abs]
3. Ojdrovic, R.P. and Petroski, H.J., Process zone analysis for the single-edge notched specimen. I. Process zone size and crack profile, Int. J. Fract. (Netherlands), (1991), 1 - 16, [abs]
4. Ojdrovic, R.P. and Petroski, H.J., Process zone analysis for the single-edge notched specimen. II. Process zone growth and crack propagation, Int. J. Fract. (Netherlands), (1991), 17 - 28, [abs]
5. Petroski, H. J. and Ojdrovic, R. P., CONCRETE CYLINDER: STRESS ANALYSIS AND FAILURE MODES., International Journal of Fracture, (1987), 263 - 279, [abs]
6. Ojdrovic, R. P. and Stojimirovic, A. L. and Petroski, H. J., EFFECT OF AGE ON SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH AND FRACTURE RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE., Cement and Concrete Research, (1987), 70 - 76, [0008-8846(87)90060-3], [abs]
7. Petroski, H., DESIGN AS OBVIATING FAILURE., (1987), 49 - 53, [abs]
8. Petroski, H., Successful design as failure analysis, COMPASS '87 - Computer Assurance. Computer Systems Integrity: Process Security and Software Safety (Cat. No.87TH0196-6), (1987), 46 - 8, [abs]
9. Petroski, H., ON THE FRACTURE OF PENCIL POINTS., Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME, (1987), 730 - 733, [abs]
10. Moseley, M.D. and Ojdrovic, R.P. and Petroski, H.J., Influence of aggregate size on fracture toughness of concrete, Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech. (Netherlands), (1987), 207 - 10, [0167-8442(87)90038-3], [abs]
11. Chang, H. -Y. and Petroski, H. J., ON DETECTING A CRACK BY TAPPING A BEAM., International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, (1986), 41 - 55, [0308-0161(86)90043-8], [abs]
12. Petroski, H. J., SIMPLE MODELS FOR THE STABILITY OF A CRACK IN A CANTILEVER BEAM SUBJECT TO IMPACT., Engineering Fracture Mechanics, (1985), 377 - 381, [0013-7944(85)90025-6], [abs]
13. Kumar, S. and Petroski, H. J., PLASTIC RESPONSE TO IMPACT OF A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM WITH A STABLE CRACK., International Journal of Impact Engineering, (1985), 27 - 40, [0734-743X(85)90023-5], [abs]
14. Petroski, H. J., PLASTIC RESPONSE TO IMPACT OF BEAMS WITH CRACKS: SIMPLE MODELS FOR CRACKED PIPING., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, (1985), 233 - 237, [abs]
15. Petroski, H. J. and Verma, A., PLASTIC RESPONSE OF CANTILEVERS WITH STABLE CRACKS., Journal of Engineering Mechanics, (1985), 839 - 853, [abs]
16. Ojdrovic, R. and Petroski, H.J., The cracked Brazilian specimen for fracture toughness testing of concrete, Int. J. Fract. (Netherlands), (1985), 75 - 80, [abs]
17. Petroski, H. J., STABILITY OF A CRACK IN A CANTILEVER BEAM UNDERGOING LARGE PLASTIC DEFORMATION AFTER IMPACT., International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, (1984), 285 - 298, [0308-0161(84)90019-X], [abs]
18. Petroski, H. J., DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF STRESS-INTENSITY FACTORS FOR VIBRATING CYLINDERS WITH AXIAL CRACKS., Res Mechanica: International Journal of Structural Mechanics and Materials Science, (1984), 295 - 302, [abs]
19. Petroski, H.J., Dynamic behavior of stress-intensity factors for vibrating cylinders with axial cracks, Res Mech. (UK), (1984), 295 - 302, [abs]
20. Petroski, H. J., ON THE CRACKED BELL., Journal of Sound and Vibration, (1984), 485 - 493, [0022-460X(84)90635-7], [abs]
21. Petroski, H. J., PERMANENT DEFORMATION OF A CRACKED CANTILEVER STRUCK TRANSVERSELY AT ITS TIP., Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME, (1984), 329 - 334, [abs]
22. Petroski, H.J., Size effects in fracture mechanics implications for fast reactor subassembly analysis and safety, Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech. (Netherlands), (1984), 95 - 102, [0167-8442(84)90023-5], [abs]
23. Petroski, H.J. and Sato, H., Comments on `Free vibration of beams with abrupt changes in cross-section' [and reply], J. Sound Vib. (UK), (1984), 157 - 9, [0022-460X(84)90356-0], [abs]
24. Petroski, H. J., STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF PIPING WITH STABLE CRACKS: SOME SIMPLE MODELS., International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, (1983), 1 - 18, [0308-0161(83)90046-7], [abs]
25. Petroski, H. J. and Verma, A., ON THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF DUCTILE PIPING CONTAINING STABLE CRACKS., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, (1983), 8 -, [abs]
26. Petroski, H. J., SIMPLE STATIC AND DYNAMIC MODELS FOR THE CRACKED ELASTIC BEAM., International Journal of Fracture, (1981), 71-76 -, [BF00036201], [abs]
27. Petroski, H. J., STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS AND INTEGRITY OF FAST REACTOR PIPING CONTAINING CRACKS., Transactions of the International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, (1981), 6 -,
28. Petroski, H.J. and Glazik, J.L., Jr., Effects of cracks on the response of circular cylindrical shells, Nucl. Technol. (USA), (1980), 303 - 16, [abs]
29. Glazik, J.L., Jr. and Petroski, H.J., The dynamic response of cracked fast reactor subassembly ducts, Nucl. Technol. (USA), (1980), 317 - 31, [abs]
30. Petroski, H. J. and Glazik, J. L. and Achenbach, J. D., CONSTRUCTION OF A DYNAMIC WEIGHT FUNCTION FROM A FINITE-ELEMENT SOLUTION FOR A CRACKED BEAM., Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME, (1980), 51 - 56, [abs]
31. Petroski, H.J. and Glazik, J.L., Jr., The response of cracked cylindrical shells, Trans. ASME, J. Appl. Mech. (USA), (1980), 444 - 6, [abs]
32. Glazik, J.L., Jr. and Petroski, H.J., [Fast reactor safety] The response of cracked hexagonal subassembly ducts to impact loading, Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. (USA), (1979), 511 - 12, [abs]
33. Petroski, H. J. and Glazik, J. L., VIBRATION RESPONSE OF CRACKED CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS OF FAST REACTORS., Proceedings - IEEE Region 6 Conference, (1979), 324 - 333, [abs]
34. Petroski, H. J., DUGDALE PLASTIC ZONE SIZES FOR EDGE CRACKS., International Journal of Fracture, (1979), 217 - 230, [abs]
35. Petroski, H. J., DUGDALE PLASTIC ZONE SIZES FOR EDGE CRACKS., American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper), (1978), 9 -, [abs]
36. Petroski, H. J. and Achenbach, J. D., COMPUTATION OF THE WEIGHT FUNCTION FROM A STRESS INTENSITY FACTORY., Engineering Fracture Mechanics, (1978), 257 - 266, [0013-7944(78)90009-7], [abs]
37. Petroski, H.J. and Glazik, J.L., Effects of cracks in irradiation-embrittled hexagonal subassembly ducts, Nucl. Eng. Des. (Netherlands), (1978), 51 - 68, [0029-5493(78)90051-1], [abs]
38. Petroski, H.J., Elastic-plastic analysis of pressurized ducts with rounded corners, Nucl. Technol. (USA), (1977), 671 et seq -, [abs]
39. Petroski, H. J. and Achenbach, J. D., COMPUTATION OF THE WEIGHT FUNCTION FROM A STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR., (1977), 28 -, [abs]
40. Petroski, H.J., Cracked hexagonal ducts [LMFBR safety], Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. (USA), (1977), 215 -, [abs]
41. Petroski, H. J., ELASTIC-PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF PRESSURIZED DUCTS WITH ROUNDED CORNERS., Nuclear Technology, (1977), -, [abs]
42. Hill, C.D. and Petroski, H.J., Superposition of finite deformations in Mooney-Rivlin materials, J. Elast. (Netherlands), (1977), 113 - 23, [BF00041086], [abs]
43. Petroski, H.J., Dugdale plastic zone sizes for edge cracks, Int. J. Fract. (Netherlands), (1975), 217 - 30, [abs]
44. Petroski, H.J., On the finite torsion and radial heating of thermoelastic cylinders, Int. J. Solids Struct. (UK), (1975), 741 - 9, [0020-7683(75)90024-4], [abs]
45. Petroski, H.J., Departures from Fourier's Law, Z. Angew. Math. Phys. (Switzerland), (1975), 119 - 24, [abs]
46. Petroski, H.J., On the use of incomplete constitutive information in thermoelasticity, Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. (West Germany), (1974), 229 - 45, [abs]
47. Petroski, H.J., Thermomechanical states with controllable invariant relations, Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. (West Germany), (1974), 294 - 309, [abs]
48. Petroski, H.J., On controllable heat flux fields and the determination of temperature-dependent thermal conductivities, Q. Appl. Math. (USA), (1973), 313 - 19, [abs]
49. Petroski, H.J., Mathematics in continuum mechanics, Int. J. Math. Educ. Sci. Technol. (UK), (1973), 227 - 31, [abs]
50. Petroski, H.J., On sphering thermoelastic annuli, Arch. Mech. Stosow. (Poland), (1972), 547 - 54, [abs]
51. Petroski, H.J. and Stern, M., On the approximation of the thermal conductivity of rigid heat conductors as a Cauchy problem, Z. Angew. Math. Phys. (Switzerland), (1972), 270 - 6, [abs]
52. Petroski, H.J. and Carlson, D.E., Some exact solutions to the equations of nonlinear thermoelasticity, Trans. ASME, E, J. Appl. Mech. (USA), (1970), 1151 - 4, [abs]
53. Petroski, H.J., On characterizing rigid heat conductors, Z. Angew. Math. Phys. (Switzerland), (1970), 1085 - 7, [abs]
54. Petroski, H.J. and Carlson, D.E., Controllable states of rigid heat conductors, Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik, (1968), 372 - 376, [abs]
55. Chen, D.D. and Petroski, H.J., Controllable states of elastic heat conductors obeying a Fourier law, Int. J. Eng. Sci. (UK), (0), 799 - 814, [0020-7225(75)90081-6], [abs]
56. Petroski, H.J., Worst-case cracks in ductile cantilevers struck transversely at the tip, Int. J. Fract. (Netherlands), (0), 29 - 31, [abs]