Environmental factor approach to account for water effects in pressure vessel and piping fatigue evaluations

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 181, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 175-197

  Mehta, H S ^a   Gosselin, S R ^b  

^a GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^b Welding and Repair Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PRESSURE VESSEL CODES;

ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH METHODS; PRESSURE VESSEL/PIPING FATIGUE EVALUATIONS;

LIGHT WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0032071553     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(97)00344-0     Document Type: Article

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