Practical Application of Residual Stress Measurements on Maritime Vessels

This thesis examines the practical application of portable X-ray diffraction to measure residual stresses on board active maritime platforms. These measurements will provide better understanding of structural failures in aluminum hulls and superstructures. The feasibility of this process was analyze...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Whitley, Dixon T.
Other Authors: Brewer, Luke
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/7430