J-R curves from circumferentially through-wallcracked pipe tests subjected to combined bending and tension — Part I: Theory and numerical simulation

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 406-411

  Miura, N ^a   Wilkowski, G M ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b ENGINEERING MECHANICS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; TENSILE TESTING;

CIRCUMFERENTIALLY THROUGH-WALL-CRACKED PIPE TESTS; J-R CURVES; LEAK-BEFORE-BREAK ANALYSIS; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY;

PIPE;

EID: 0032206789     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2842351     Document Type: Article

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