Effects of alternative inspection strategies on piping reliability

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-140

  Khaleel, M A ^a   Simonen, F A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INSPECTION; LEAKAGE (FLUID); NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL PIPE; THERMAL STRESS; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

PIPING RELIABILITY;

PIPING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033892094     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-5493(99)00261-7     Document Type: Article

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