Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
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 of which such flaws will propagate if not repaired. The discipline is also applicable in the design of structures with improved resistance to such flaws. The present state of the design art is reviewed using this technology to choose materials, to configure safe and efficient structures, to specify inspection procedures, to predict lives of flawed structures and to develop reliability of current and future airframes.
Keywords:
STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Type:
NASA-TM-X-71925
,
AIAA 12th Aerospace Sci. Meeting; Jul 31, 1974; Washington, DC; United States
Format:
application/pdf