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Fracture
Mechanics Laboratory
This laboratory is equipped with two MTS servo-hydraulic materials test
systems. One machine has a traveling microscope attached to it. This high-resolution
device allows one to observe microstructural changes simultaneously with
stress and displacement. Capabilities include: fracture toughness evaluation
of various materials crack growth kinetics under different loading histories;
and microstructural damage analysis and micromechanics studies. The second
MTS unit is capable of applying simultaneous axial and torsional loads.
An environmental chamber is available. There is equipment available for
fracture surface characterization and image analysis and a grinding-polishing
unit.
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