'German leak-before-break concept' (description of German LBB procedures, practices and applications)

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Bartholomé, Günther ^a  

^a SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; REDUNDANCY;

BREAK PRECLUSION; END OF LIFE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; GERMAN LEAK BEFORE BREAK CONCEPT LEAK; THROUGH WALL CRACK STABILITY ANALYSIS;

LEAK DETECTION;

EID: 0031121314     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(96)00057-9     Document Type: Article

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