Assessment of creep behaviour of a narrow gap weld

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 515-525

  Hyde, T H ^a   Williams, J A ^a   Sun, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creep behaviour; Finite element analysis; Narrow gap weld

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CREEP TESTING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CONTINUUM DAMAGE EQUATIONS; NORTON'S SECONDARY CREEP LAW;

PIPE JOINTS;

CREEP; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; WELD;

EID: 0032831333     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(99)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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