Local approach to fracture applied to reactor pressure vessel: Synthesis of a cooperative programme between EDF, CEA, framatome and AEA

Journal De Physique. IV : JP

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages

  Moinereau, D ^a   Frund, J M ^a   Brochard, J ^b   Marini, B ^b   Joly, P ^c   Guichard, D ^c   Bhandari, S ^c   Sherry, A ^d   Sanderson, D J ^d   France, C ^d   Lidbury, D P G ^d  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b SRMA   (France)

^c AREVA NP   (France)

^d RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CALCULATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BEREMIN MODEL; CLEAVAGE FRACTURE; COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM; INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT; REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0030263546     PISSN: 11554339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1996624     Document Type: Article

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