Cracking characteristics of multi-wall pressure vessels following hypervelocity projectile impact

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 325, Issue , 1996, Pages 137-143

  Schonberg, William P ^a   Williamsen, Joel E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; IMPACT RESISTANCE; PROJECTILES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

BIAXIAL STRESS FIELDS; DUAL WALL STRUCTURE;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0030385035     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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