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Fracture-arrest capabilities of annularly reinforced cylindrical pressure vessels

Purpose of study is to examine further the feasibility of designing for crack arresting in pressure vessels and to provide some basis for a design procedure

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The elastic-energy-release rate is experimentally determined in plastic models of annularly reinforced type cylindrical pressure vessels. The feasibility of effecting crack arest is demonstrated and the prediction of the arrested crack length is schematically indicated.

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  1. U. S. Army Materials Research Agency, Watertown Arsenal, Watertown, Mass

    J. I. Bluhm (Laboratory Chief) & M. M. Mardirosian (Mechanical Engineer)

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Bluhm, J.I., Mardirosian, M.M. Fracture-arrest capabilities of annularly reinforced cylindrical pressure vessels. Experimental Mechanics 3, 57–66 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02326008

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