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KEY TERMS:
NASGRO®
FLAGRO
life
assessment
crack
growth
fracture
mechanics
damage
tolerance
structural
integrity
analysis
materials
database
consortium
software
stress
intensity
factor
boundary
element
method
fracture
control
critical
crack size
NASA
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NASBEM |
The NASBEM (NASA Boundary Element Method) module, a two-dimensional boundary element program, calculates stress intensity factors for any two-dimensional geometry and loading, including multiaxial/mixed-mode configurations.
NASBEM can be used to generate tables of stress intensity factors and corresponding crack lengths for use by the NASFLA module in performing life assessments.
NASBEM also calculates stress fields for any collection of points in a two-dimensional uncracked object being modeled, including its boundary.
NASBEM consists of three parts:
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User-friendly data input interface
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BEM computational engine containing the stress intensity factor calculation code
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Post-processing stress analysis code with options for graphical output
The data input interface and stress analysis code were developed at the NASA Johnson Space Center.
The BEM computational engine was
provided by researchers at The University of Texas as part of the FADD code
(Fracture Analysis by Distributed Dislocations).
Materials
Engineering Department
Structural Engineering Department
Mechanical Engineering
Division
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