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Determinations of Dynamic Fracture Toughness Properties of Rail Steels

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • M. F. Kanninen, R. J. Dexter, J. W. Cardinal
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-87/08
Subject:
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords:
Fracture Mechanics, Residual Stress, Finite Element Analysis, Crack Arrest, Full-Section Impact Test, Beam-on-Elastic Foundational Model
Document
1987_DETERMINATION OF DYNAMIC FRACTURE TOUGHNESS PROPER.PDF (3.68 MB)

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