Constraint effects on behaviour of surface cracks in cladded reactor pressure vessels subjected to PTS transients

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-197

  Sattari Far, Iradj ^a  

^a Swedish Plant Inspection Ltd   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GEOMETRY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LOADS (FORCES); RESIDUAL STRESSES; THERMAL STRESS;

CONSTRAINT PARAMETER; CRACK DRIVING FORCE; CRACK FRONTS; CRACK TIP CONSTRAINT; MULTI-AXIAL LOADING; UNIAXIAL LOADING;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0030197932     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-0161(95)00016-X     Document Type: Article

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