Net-section-collapse analysis of circumferentially cracked cylinders - Part I: Arbitrary-shaped cracks and generalized equations

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 191-211

  Rahman, S ^a   Wilkowski, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b ENGINEERING MECHANICS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS   (United States)

Author keywords

ASME Section XI; Constant depth crack; Elliptical crack; Fracture; Net section collapse; Parabolic crack; Pipe; Surface crack

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DYNAMIC LOADS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LOAD LIMITS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PIPE; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

ARBITRARY SHAPED CRACKS; ELLIPTICAL CRACKS; LIMIT LOAD CRITERION; NET SECTION COLLAPSE ANALYSIS; PARABOLIC CRACKS;

CRACKS;

CRACK;

EID: 0032172766     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(98)00060-5     Document Type: Article

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