SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 28 August 2014
STP157120130062

Application of Automation Methods for Nonlinear Fracture Test Analysis

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As fracture mechanics material testing evolves, the governing test standards continue to be refined to better reflect the latest understanding of the physics of the fracture processes involved. The traditional format of ASTM fracture testing standards, utilizing equations expressed directly in the text of the standard to assess the experimental result, is self-limiting in the complexity that can be reasonably captured. The use of automated analysis techniques to draw upon a rich, detailed solution database for assessing fracture mechanics tests provides a foundation for a new approach to testing standards that enables routine users to obtain highly reliable assessments of tests involving complex, non-linear fracture behavior. Herein, the case for automating the analysis of tests of surface cracks in tension in the elastic-plastic regime is utilized as an example of how such a database can be generated and implemented for use in the ASTM standards framework. The presented approach forms a bridge between the equation-based fracture testing standards of today and the next generation of standards solving complex problems through analysis automation.

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Allen, Phillip, A.
Materials and Process Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, MSFC, AL, US
Wells, Douglas, N.
Materials and Process Laboratory, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, MSFC, AL, US
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 1–19
DOI: 10.1520/STP157120130062
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-7588-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-7587-7