The effect of characteristic crack sizes on the leak-before-break case of pressure vessels and piping with multiple cracks

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 435-439

  Xie, L ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Break size; Crack coalescence; LBB margin; Leak size; Leak before break (LBB); Multiple cracks

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; LEAK DETECTION; PIPING SYSTEMS;

CRACK COALESCENCE; LEAK-BEFORE-BREAK (LBB);

PRESSURE VESSELS;

CRACKING; FAILURE; LEAK DETECTION; PIPING; PRESSURE VESSEL;

EID: 0033519555     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(99)00014-9     Document Type: Article

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