I think this book is a good complement to the course Fracture Mechanics ES 247. There are several reasons:

1. This book is written from an engineering point of view, which is different from our class. In the first chapter Introduction, the book gives some engineering cases of fracture and fatigue. In chapter 3, the stress field is given for the different cracks with engineering importance. This book has two parts. one is Principle, and the other is Application, with a lot of engineering practical problems. Although I haven't read the second part, I think it will well complement our course.