New stress intensity factor and crack opening area solutions for through-wall cracks in pipes and cylinders

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

Volumn 350, Issue , 1997, Pages 143-149

  France, Christine C ^a   Green, David ^a   Sharples, John K ^a   Chivers, Terry C ^b  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b Nuclear Electric Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; THERMAL STRESS;

CRACK OPENING AREA; LEAK BEFORE BREAK (LBB); THROUGH WALL BENDING; THROUGH WALL CRACKS;

PIPE;

EID: 0030717932     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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