Evaluation of the integrity of PWR bimetallic welds

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 368-373

  Devaux, Josette ^a   Mottet, Gérard ^a   Bergheau, Jean Michel ^a,d   Bhandari, Surender K ^b   Faidy, Claude ^c  

^a SYSTUS International   (France)

^b AREVA NP   (France)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE DE TRIBOLOGIE ET DYNAMIQUE DES SYSTÈMES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMETALLIC WELDS; INCREMENTAL HOLE DRILLING;

BIMETALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRESS; WELDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0034246507     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.556194     Document Type: Article

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