APPLICATION OF FRACTURE MECHANICS ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES IN HIGH PERFORMANCE MARINE SYSTEMS

High-performance naval surface ships of the future probably will employ materials with intermediate to high strength-to-weight ratios. Because some of these materials are susceptible to rapid fracture resulting from small flaws, sub-critical crack growth aspects of material behavior, such as stress-corrosion cracking and fatigue, should be reviewed as a part of the design process, preferably as part of an overall fracture control plan. Experience suggests that the development and implementation of such a plan as part of the design process will result in a more balanced design from the standpoint of safety, reliability, and economics.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Academy of Sciences

  National Materials Advisory Board
  Washington, DC  United States  20418
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Elastoplasticity; Fracture mechanics; High performance surface ships; Materials selection; Nondestructive tests; Quality control; Structural design
• Old TRIS Terms: Crack formation
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00139387
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Academy of Sciences
• Report/Paper Numbers: NMAB-327 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1976 12:00AM