Fracture Mechanics

Abstract

Fracture mechanics is a rapidly emerging discipline for assessing the residual strength of structures containing flaws due to fatigue, corrosion or accidental damage and for anticipating the rate at which such flaws will propagate if not repaired.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1974
Accession Number
ADA279548

Entities

People

  • Herbert F. Hardrath

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Crack Propagation
  • Crack Tips
  • Cracks
  • Engineering
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Military Aircraft
  • Pressure Vessels
  • Spacecraft
  • Stress Corrosion
  • Stress Corrosion Cracking
  • Tensile Strength

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Theoretical Analysis.