Determination of mixed-mode stress intensity factors, fracture toughness, and crack turning angle for anisotropic foam material

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 18-19, 2008, Pages 4936-4951

  Arakere, Nagaraj K ^a   Knudsen, Erik C ^a   Wells, Doug ^b   McGill, Preston ^b   Swanson, Gregory R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic toughness; Anisotropy; Crack turning angle; Foam; Fracture toughness; Mixed mode loading; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; BRITTLENESS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INSULATING MATERIALS; INSULATION; LOADING; LOADS (FORCES); MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; MECHANICS; NASA; RHENIUM; SPACE SHUTTLES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRESSES; THERMAL INSULATION; TURNING;

(ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC) STRESS; 3D FINITE ELEMENT; CELLULAR MATERIALS; DIRECTION DEPENDENCE; ELSEVIER (CO); EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXTERNAL TANK (ET); FAILURE LOADS; FOAM INSULATION; FOAM MATERIALS; FRACTURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS ANALYSES; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; GENERAL (CO); MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; MATERIAL ANISOTROPY; MATERIAL TESTING; MIDDLE TENSION (MT); MIXED MODE STRESS; MIXED-MODE LOADING; MODE I FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NASA ENGINEERS; NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTIONS; SHUTTLE (CO); SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA; SPRAY ON FOAM INSULATION; STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6); STRESS INTENSITY; TEST SPECIMENS; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC MATERIALS; TURNING ANGLES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 47049085929     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.04.028     Document Type: Article

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