The NESC 1 spinning cylinder test

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

Volumn 362, Issue , 1998, Pages 317-321

  Bowdler, R ^a   Lidbury, D P G ^a   May, K A ^a   Wightman, A W ^a   Wintle, J B ^a,f   Boydon, F M D ^b   Kockelmann, H ^c   Hedderly, J ^d   Nurkkala, P ^e  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b St Peter's House   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e IVO R and D Dept   (Finland)

^f TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); CRACK INITIATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DEFECTS; MECHANICAL TESTING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

THERMAL SHOCK;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031642237     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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