NASA NTRS · 19720000019
Experimental study of surface cracks
Abstract
Analysis of plastic zones surrounding surface cracks in stressed steel and titanium plates subjected to tensile loading shows that back surface dimpling develops at stress levels considerably lower than those predicted by theoretical models of yield zone penetration into back surface.
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1972-01-01. Experimental study of surface cracks. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19720000019
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