a) An AISI 4340 steel plate has a width W of 30 cm and has a central crack 2a of 3 mm. The plate is under a uniform stress σ. This steel has a KIc value of 50 MPa m1/2. Find the maximum stress for this crack length. (b) If the operating stress is 1,500 MPa, compute the maximum crack size that the steel may have without failure

a) An AISI 4340 steel plate has a width W of 30 cm and has a central crack 2a of 3 mm. The plate is under a uniform stress σ. This steel has a KIc value of 50 MPa m1/2. Find the maximum stress for this crack length. (b) If the operating stress is 1,500 MPa, compute the maximum crack size that the steel may have without failure

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Chapter2: Axially Loaded Members

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