A SURVEY ON FRACTURE OF PRESSURIZED VESSELS.

Abstract

A survey of existing solutions describing the stress distribution around the crack tip of an initially curved sheet is made and a method for estimating approximate stress itensity factors of other more complicated shell geometries is discussed. In addition, a fracture criterion incorporating a geometry and plasticity correction is derived for the prediction of failure in flawed pressurized vessels of arbitrary shape. A comparison with some of the existing experimental data in the literature substantiates its potential use. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0697764

Entities

People

  • E. S. Folias

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crack Tips
  • Cracks
  • Experimental Data
  • Geometry
  • Literature
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastic Properties

Readers

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