Structural integrity of engineering composite materials: a cracking good yarn.
Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci
; 374(2071): 20160057, 2016 Jul 13.
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ABSTRACT
Predicting precisely where a crack will develop in a material under stress and exactly when in time catastrophic fracture of the component will occur is one the oldest unsolved mysteries in the design and building of large-scale engineering structures. Where human life depends upon engineering ingenuity, the burden of testing to prove a 'fracture safe design' is immense. Fitness considerations for long-life implementation of large composite structures include understanding phenomena such as impact, fatigue, creep and stress corrosion cracking that affect reliability, life expectancy and durability of structure. Structural integrity analysis treats the design, the materials used, and figures out how best components and parts can be joined, and takes service duty into account. However, there are conflicting aims in the complete design process of designing simultaneously for high efficiency and safety assurance throughout an economically viable lifetime with an acceptable level of risk. This article is part of the themed issue 'Multiscale modelling of the structural integrity of composite materials'.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Materiales de Construcción
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Ingeniería
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Humans
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En
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Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci
Asunto de la revista:
BIOFISICA
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ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Año:
2016
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Article
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Reino Unido