Analysis levels within the SINTAP defect assessment procedures

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 515-527

  Ainsworth, R A ^a   Gutierrez Solana, F ^b   Ruiz Ocejo, J ^b  

^a BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY;

DEFECT ASSESSMENT METHODS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

DEFECT; FAILURE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY; TESTING METHOD;

EID: 0034353632     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(00)00071-0     Document Type: Article

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