Progress on local approach modelling of cleavage and ductile crack growth in the NESC spinning cylinder test

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 423, Issue , 2000, Pages 117-123

  Burstow, Mark C ^a   Howard, Ian C ^a   Smith, Michael C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DUCTILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

SHOCK LOADING;

FRACTURE;

EID: 0010579835     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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