ELASTIC-PLASTICFRACTURE#AsymposiumsponsoredbyASTMCommitteeE-24onFractureTestingofMetalsAMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALSAtlanta,Ga.,16-18Nov.1977ASTMSPECIALTECHNICALPUBLICATION668J.D.Landes,WestinghouseR&DCenterJ.A.Begley,TheOhioStateUniversityG.A.Clarke,WestinghouseR&DCentereditors04-668000-30AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1916RaceStreet,Philadelphia,Pa.19103Copyright©byAMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1979LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber:78-72514NOTETheSocietyisnotresponsible,asabody,forthestatementsandopinionsadvancedinthispublication.PrintedinTallahassee,Fla.October1972SecondPrinting,July1981Baltimore,Md.KenLynnDedicationItwaswithgreatsorrowanddisbeliefthatwealllearnedofthesuddenanduntimelydeathofKenLynnduringthesummerof1978.Wehavelostanimaginativeandcompetentpractitioneroftheartoffracturemechanicswhowasabletocutthroughthemanydetailsofaproblemandgettotheessenceofittoseekthepracticalsolution.Wehavealsolostagreatfriendwhowasintenselyinterestedinthelivesandachievementsofhisco-workersandcontemporaries.ItiswithsincereappreciationforhisfruitfultechnicallifeandhisupliftingpersonaloutreachthatwededicatethisASTMfracturemechanicssymposiumvolumetohismemory.KengrewupnearPittsburghandinFlorida;hereceivedhisB.S.inMechanicalEngineeringin1946andM.S.inEngineeringMe-chanicsin1947fromPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.Hisfirstemploy-mentwaswiththeU.S.SteelCorporation,bothinKearny,NewJersey,andinCleveland,Ohio,whereheworkedonbrittlecrackinitiationandpropagationinsteels—asubjecttowhichhewoulddevotemuchofhiseffortslaterinlife.Hewasalwaysproudofthefactthat,whileatU.S.Steel,hehadestablishedthestrengthofthecableswhichstillsupporttheoriginalDelawareMemorialBridge.InMarchof1955,hejoinedtheLockheedAircraftCorporation,andwasemployedatboththeBurbank,California,andMarietta,Georgia,facilities.Asaseniorresearchengineer,hewasinchargeofstruc-turalmaterialsresearchonthenuclear-poweredbomberprojectaswellasfatiguelifepredictionofaircraftwingstructures.InAugustof1957,hemovedtotheRocketd...
