Fracture Mechanics and Finite Element Analysis.

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• Personal Author:
  Laird G II
• Description:
  Fracture mechanics and finite element analysis are 20th-century technologies that have a profound impact on the way engineers design mechanical devices, structures, and material system. Although there is a wealth of literature in these two fields, the basic concepts of these technologies are simple. Fracture mechanics describes the transfer of mechanical energy toward the creation of crack surfaces. Finite element analysis is a numerical technique that solves continuum problems with an accuracy acceptable to engineers. Together these technologies provide powerful tools to predict critical loads or crack sizes that may cause fracture in proposed designs or existng structures. The U.S. Bureau of Mines is using such an approach to solve fracture problems in wear-resistant materials and to prevent premature rock failures in mining environments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  ALRC - Albany Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  69-73
• Volume:
  114
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10011547
• Citation:
  Mech Eng Mag 1992 Nov; 114(11):69-73
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Mech. Eng. Mag., V. 114, No. 11, Nov. 1992, PP. 69-73
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/238412/cdc_238412_DS1.pdf
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