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THE EFFECT OF RESIDUAL STRESSES ON THE CRITICAL CRACK LENGTH PREDICTED BY THE GRIFFITH THEORY. Paper 13 of GENERAL RESEARCH IN FLIGHT SCIENCES, JANUARY 1959-JANUARY 1960. VOLUME II. MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE BODIES

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OSTI ID:4163464

The Griffith theory for unstable crack length is modified to take into account the effect of residual (self-equilibrating) stresses. An expression relating the uniform stress, physical properties of the material, critical crack length, and the equilibrating strain energy is derived for a general residual stress distribution. This expression is used to develop a criterion for spontaneous cracking due to residual stresses alone. A specific numerical example for a parabolic residual stress distribution in a beryllium plate . is carried out in some detail. (auth)

Research Organization:
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Missiles and Space Div., Sunnyvale, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-019549
OSTI ID:
4163464
Report Number(s):
LMSD-288139(Vol.II)(Paper 13)
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English