Crack induced fracture problems in engineering structures

• Main Author: Koh, Stanley Wei Wen.
• Other Authors: Xiao Zhongmin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16776
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The project focuses on the investigation of the interactions between a crack and two phases of materials in a curved body. This area of research is of great importance in engineering structures such as pipelines, which requires welding. Stress intensity factors are evaluated for a finite crack in...