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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Experimental determination of stress intensities and crack shapes associated with the nozzle corner crack problem

Abstract

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The method of stress freezing photoelasticity has been applied to a phase of the nozzle corner crack problem yielding results in the form of crack shapes and stress intensity factor distributions. Results of the current study are compared with alternate methods and different phases of the same problem. A discussion of the variational material behavior around the flaw border is also included. The applicability of the current method to the prediction of fatigue crack shapes is also discussed.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Engineering Mechanics
Department dc:contributor.department
Engineering Mechanics
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1978

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Fleischman, Thomas Sherwood

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76005
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/76005

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Fleischman, Thomas Sherwood. Experimental determination of stress intensities and crack shapes associated with the nozzle corner crack problem. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1978. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76005