A method for estimating the stress distributions on the centre line of an axisymmetric, two-material, cross-weld, creep test specimen

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 885-898

  Hyde, T H ^a   Sun, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creep; Cross weld; Stress distributions; Two material specimen

Indexed keywords

CREEP TESTING; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERPOLATION; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CROSS WELDS;

WELDS;

EID: 0031212299     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7403(96)00094-x     Document Type: Article

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