FRACTURE MECHANICS TECHNOLOGY FOR COMBINED LOADING AND LOW-TO- INTERMEDIATE STRENGTH METALS

Abstract

In order to broaden the practical usefulness of fracture mechanics technology, exploratory investigations were conducted to determine the feasibility of extending the technology to (1) situations of crack instability under combined mode crack-tip loading conditions, and (2) characterizing the fracture behavior of low-to-intermediate strength materials to determine the applicability of linear-elastic fracture mechanics technology to this class of materials.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 18, 1968
Accession Number
AD0682754

Entities

People

  • Edward T. Wessel
  • William G. Clark Jr.
  • William K. Wilson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Computer Programs
  • Elastic Properties
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Stress Intensity Factors
  • Stresses
  • Tensile Properties
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Systems Analysis and Design