Application of CTOA/CTOD in the residual strength analysis of built-up and integral structures

11th International Conference on Fracture 2005, ICF11

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 209-214

  Seshadri, B R ^a,b   Forth, S C ^a,c   Johnston Jr , W M ^a,d   Domack, M S ^a,e  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

^c Mechanics and Durability Branch   (United States)

^d Lockheed Science and Engineering Corporation   (United States)

^e Metals and Thermal Structures Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJACENT CRACKS; AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT; CRACK PLANE; CRACK TIP OPENING ANGLE; FAILURE SIMULATION; FUSELAGE STRUCTURES; GEOMETRIC NON-LINEAR; INTEGRAL STRUCTURES; LONG LEADS; MULTI-SITE; NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER; PREDICTION METHODOLOGY; RADIAL PRESSURE; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; SHELL ELEMENT; STIFFENED PANEL; TEST SYSTEMS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOLIDS; TOOLSETS; UNIAXIAL TENSIONS;

CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FORECASTING; FUSELAGES; LOADING; NASA; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84869789115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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