The Inclusion of Fracture in the Puff Computer Code

Abstract

The report describes in some detail the addition of a fracture routine to PUFF 66, a one-dimensional Lagrangian hydrodynamics computer program. The report concerns itself mainly with the logic required in creating, following, and deleting free surfaces using a simple tension criterion for fracture plane location.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0855898

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  • Richard J. Scammon

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  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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