Probabilistic fracture analysis of cracked pipes with circumferential flaws

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-236

  Rahman, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; PROBABILITY; STRAIN; STRESSES;

CIRCUMFERENTIAL FLAW; CRACKED PIPE; FAILURE PROBABILITY; J INTEGRAL; J TEARING THEORY; PROBABILISTIC ANALYSIS;

PIPE;

EID: 0031104542     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(96)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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