Prediction of thermoplastic failure of a reactor pressure vessel under a postulated core melt accident

Computers and Structures

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 1239-1249

  Duijvestijn, G ^a   Birchley, J ^a   Reichlin, K ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0008109871     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(97)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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