Effects of local departures from nominal dimensions on stresses in thin torispherical end closures

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-324

  Tafreshi, A ^a   Thorpe, T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Numerical stress analysis; Shape imperfections; Torispherical pressure vessel ends

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CROWN CURVATURE; KNUCKLE CURVATE; POISSON RATIO; SHAPE IMPERFECTIONS; THIN TORISPHERICAL END CLOSURES;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0030190014     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/03093247V314315     Document Type: Article

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