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

Governing Equations

 

The failure criteria for isotropic materials are given by Eqs. (8)-(10) of Section II. When specialized to principal stresses they become

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and if

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the fracture criteria also apply

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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

Acknowledgment

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Richard M. Christensen

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