Application of the master curve in the ASME Code

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 591-598

  Rosinski, S T ^a   Server, W L ^b  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ATI Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Master Curve; Reactor pressure vessel integrity

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMOANALYSIS;

REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS (RPV);

PRESSURE VESSEL CODES;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PRESSURE VESSEL; STANDARD (ASME); STANDARD (ASTM);

EID: 0034240767     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(00)00031-4     Document Type: Article

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