Date of Graduation
1968
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
PhD
College
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair
R. D. Snyder
Abstract
A theory of rate Independent material response is developed In conjunction with a functional Integral approximation. The linear term of this approximation Is used to represent the mechanical behavior of reactor grade polycrystalline graphite. The constitutive relation ls then applied to the case of one dimensional cyclic straining. A general three dimensional rate independent constitutive theory for the mechanical behavior of graphite is also developed. This theory Is then analyzed with respect to the available cyclic loading data obtained from uniaxial experiments.
Recommended Citation
Strauss, Alvin M., "The mechanical response of graphite" (1968). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 8347.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/8347