Failure Surface Graphics

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Failure Characterization

General Matters

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Is It Stress or Strain

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Can Atomic/Nano Scale
Failure Events Predict
Macroscopic Failure

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Failure Theory Applications

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Unsolved Problems

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Looking Ahead

Richard M. Christensen
Brief Biography

Acknowledgment

 

Support for this website from the Office of Naval Research, Dr. Y. D. S. Rajapakse, Program Manager, is appreciated.

Professor Research Emeritus Aeronautics and Astronautics

Senior Scientist Retired Materials Science &

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Key Junctures

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The First Failure Criterion

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How Do Mises & Tresca Fit In

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A Basic Failure Mechanism

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The Ductile-Brittle Problem

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Damage

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The Brittle Limit

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Which is Fundamental:
T&C or S&D

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