Stress intensity factors of embedded elliptical cracks and an assessment of the ASME XI defect recharacterisation criteria

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Noguchi, H ^a   Smith, R A ^b   Carruthers, J J ^b   Gilchrist, M D ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CODES (STANDARDS); CRACKS; DEFECTS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRESSES;

ELLIPTICAL CRACKS; MODIFIED BODY FORCE METHOD;

SOLIDS;

EID: 0030735191     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(96)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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