Behavior of Pressurized Cylinders with Multiple Internal Cracks

Abstract

Thick-walled cylinders containing more than one internal crack are compared with one containing a single crack. Their crack growth and strain behavior show that one of the cracks becomes dominant and controls the failure. Monitoring the circumferential strain over the dominant crack gives an indication of when failure is imminent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA136104

Entities

People

  • J. F. Throop
  • R. Fujczak

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Crack Propagation
  • Cracks
  • Depth
  • Engineering
  • Fatigue Life
  • Instrumentation
  • Ligaments
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Monitoring
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Residual Stress
  • Shape
  • Stresses

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.