Richard M. Christensen
Brief Biography

Manuscript of Published Paper

 

Christensen, R. M., 2008, “A Physically Based Cumulative Damage Formalism,” Int. J. Fatigue, 30, 595-602.
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Professor Research Emeritus Aeronautics and Astronautics

Senior Scientist Retired Materials Science &

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Updated June. 13, 2019

Failure Characterization

Key Junctures
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Navigating the Website
Understanding the Discipline

The First Failure Criterion

General Matters
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New Book on Failure

How Do Mises & Tresca Fit In
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Is It Stress or Strain

A Basic Failure Mechanism
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Can Atomic/Nano Scale
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Macroscopic Failure

The Ductile-Brittle Problem
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Damage

Failure Theory Applications
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The Brittle Limit

Unsolved Problems
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Which is Fundamental:
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Physical Ductility of Elements
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Letter to WWFE

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A Call to Service

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Acknowledgment

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