Optimising the shielded metal arc welded cruciform joint dimensions of ASTM 517 F grade steels containing LOP defects

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 147-155

  Balasubramanian, V ^a   Guha, B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Cruciform joint; Fatigue life; Normal probability plot; Optimisation; Response table; Shielded metal arc welding

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE VESSELS; PROBABILITY; WELDS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; LACK OF PENETRATION DEFECTS; RESPONSE TABLE; SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDED CRUCIFORM JOINT;

STEEL STRUCTURES;

DEFECT; FATIGUE LIFE ANALYSIS; WELDED JOINT;

EID: 0033525340     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(98)00119-7     Document Type: Article

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