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Catastrophic propagation of ductile cracks in metallic foils

Creator:

Elliott, Leonard Thomas

Abstract:

The sudden failure of metal structures under load, which has been a design problem for many years, is characterized by a crack propagation rate which approaches the speed of sound in the material. These failures, which are often known as catastrophic fractures, may be divided into two types which depend...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis