Crack modeling in FE analysis of circular tubular joints

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 61, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 537-553

  Cao, J J ^a   Yang, G J ^a   Packer, J A ^b   Burdekin, F M ^c  

^a Nuclear Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crack growth modeling; Crack modeling; Cracked tubular joints; Finite element analysis; Mesh generation

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

CRACK MODELING; MESH GENERATION; TUBULAR JOINTS;

CRACKS;

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032216349     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(98)00091-5     Document Type: Article

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