Fracture characterization of a closed-cell foam material using a full-field displacement and strain measurement technique

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 10, Issue , 2006, Pages 7214-7235

  Hilburger, Mark W ^a,b,c   James, Mark A ^a,c,d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mechanics of Structures and Materials Branch   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS (LEFM); SPACE SHUTTLE EXTERNAL TANK; SPRAYED ON FOAM INSULATION (SOFI); THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM;

CRACKS; FRACTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE TESTING;

FOAMS;

EID: 34247162728     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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