Piping elbows with cracks. Part 1: A parametric study of the influence of crack size on limit loads due to pressure and opening bending

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-46

  Yahiaoui, K ^b   Moffat, D G ^a   Moreton, D N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIPELINE BENDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

PIPING ELBOWS;

STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033894486     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0309324001513991     Document Type: Article

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