Estimating the Equivalent Initial Crack Size in a Particulate Composite Material Under a Multi-Axial Loading Condition

Abstract

The objectives of this report are to: investigate the effect of confirmed pressure on the equivalent initial crack size in a particulate composite material under a constant strain rate of 18.18 in/in/min., and to determine the statistical distribution function of the equivalent initial crack size,

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 27, 2002
Accession Number
ADA410165

Entities

People

  • Chun Ting Liu
  • D. Wickham
  • Geoffrey B. Smith
  • J. N. Yang

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Composite Materials
  • Data Rights
  • Department Of Defense
  • Distribution Functions
  • Export Controls
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Particulates
  • Sensitivity
  • Standards
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Strain Rate

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  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.