Assessment of the integrity of structures containing defects

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 32, Issue 1-4, 1988, Pages 3-104

  Milne, I ^a   Ainsworth, R A ^a   Dowling, A R ^b   Stewart, A T ^a  

^a Central Electricity Research Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

^b CEGB Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories Berkeley ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; METALS AND ALLOYS - MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

FAILURE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAM; FLAW CHARACTERIZATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; SUSTAINED LOADING EFFECTS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0023869265     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(88)90071-3     Document Type: Article

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