On the use of the Master Curve based on the precracked Charpy specimen

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 393, Issue , 1999, Pages 35-46

  Chaouadi, Rachid ^a   Scibetta, Marc ^a   Van Walle, Eric ^a   Gérard, Robert ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PRESSURE VESSEL CODES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CHARPY SIZE SPECIMENS; MASTER CURVE METHOD;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

EID: 0033353028     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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