Date of Award
Spring 4-23-2012
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Physics
First Thesis Reader
Scot A. C. Gould
Second Thesis Reader
Adam Landsberg
Rights Information
© 2012 Andrea Hulman
Terms of Use & License Information
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Abstract
When glass breaks from the impact of an object, it exhibits a distinctive shattering pattern comprised of two different regions. This pattern was investigated using experimental impacts and predicted using Young’s Modulus. Results were not as expected, and it is likely that there exists error in some measurements. Further investigation of this topic is recommended.
Recommended Citation
Hulman, Andrea, "Breaking Glass: Exploring the Relationship Between Kinetic Energy and Radial Fracturing in Plate Glass" (2012). Scripps Senior Theses. Paper 95.
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/95