Allowable sizes of axial flaws in pressurized pipes made of moderate toughness materials

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 371-377

  Hasegawa, K ^a   Yanagida, N ^a   Kanno, S ^a   Honjin, M ^b   Kobayashi, H ^c  

^a HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Electric Co   (Japan)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allowable flaw; Axial flaw sizes; Failure stress; Fracture toughness; Pressurized pipe

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PRESSURIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FAILURE STRESS; PRESSURIZED PIPES;

PIPE;

DEFECT; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PIPE; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

EID: 0033548988     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(99)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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