The concepts explored in a state of the art review of those engineering fracture mechanics considered most applicable to the space shuttle vehicle include fracture toughness, precritical flaw growth, failure mechanisms, inspection methods (including proof test logic), and crack growth predictive analysis techniques.


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    Title :

    Fracture control methods for space vehicles. Volume 2: Assessment of fracture mechanics technology for space shuttle applications


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    Publication date :

    1974-08-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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