Effects of flaw sizing errors on the reliability of vessels and piping

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

Volumn 346, Issue , 1997, Pages 233-236

  Simonen, F A ^a   Khaleel, M A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIPING SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY;

FLAW ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA; FLAW DETECTION; FLAW SIZING ERRORS; LATIN HYPERCUBE METHOD;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0030690739     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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