Investigating Near Tip Damage and Crack Growth Behavior in a Solid Propellant

Abstract

The objectives of this report were to investigate the local damage mechanisms near the crack tip in a solid propellant and investigate the effects of local damage on the crack growth behavior under a constant strain rate condition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 2001
Accession Number
ADA409604

Entities

People

  • Chun Ting Liu

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Crack Tips
  • Cracks
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • Propellants
  • Solid Propellants
  • Strain Rate
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • Rocket Propulsion.