Safer Bridges
Originally published in 1977
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U.S. Steel Corporation commercialized NASA's contribution to fracture toughness testing. This represents a broad area of spinoffs. Originally used for fracture toughness in aerospace hardware, this method has been testing a variety of structures and systems besides bridges, ranging from nuclear reactors to power generating equipment such as tractors and plows.
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Abstract
U.S. Steel Corporation commercialized NASA's contribution to fracture toughness testing. This represents a broad area of spinoffs. Originally used for fracture toughness in aerospace hardware, this method has been testing a variety of structures and systems besides bridges, ranging from nuclear reactors to power generating equipment such as tractors and plows.