Fracture Mechanics & Materials Durability Laboratory
PROJECTS
Past and ongoing projects .

Past and Ongoing Projects

Fretting-corrosion of the bearings in electric power generators, The patent N 620705 ELECTROSILA Leningrad USSR .

Lifetime estimation for structures with microcracks under high temperature creep conditions , Central Turbine Research Institute, Leningrad, USSR.

Estimation of the fatigue lifetime of aircraft structures, Siberian Institute of Aviation, Novosibirsk, USSR.

Lunar civil engineering program, Special laboratory #1, Institute of Civil Engineering , Leningrad, USSR .

Fracture of Polymers , Shell R and D., Houston , TX .

Fracture of Rubber Type Materials , Firestone R and D., Akron , OH .

Application of Probability Theory and Statistics to Failure Analysis , NASA Lewis Center, Cleveland, OH.

Micromechanics of Irreversible Deformation and Fracture of Polymers , DOW Chemical, Midland , MI .

Micromechanics of Irreversible Deformation and Fracture of Metal. Alloys and Composites , Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, PA.

Durability of CC Composites , Allied Signal, South Band, Indiana.

Structure–Properties Relationship for Engineering Thermoplastics, DOW Chemical, Freeport , TX .

Strength, Toughness and Lifetime of Plastic Pipes in Natural Gas Distribution, ATOFINA Chemical, King of Prussia , PA