Basic principles of analytical flaw assessment methods

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 77, Issue 14-15, 2001, Pages 855-867

  Zerbst, U ^a   Ainsworth, R A ^b   Schwalbe, K H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b British Energy Generation Limited   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytical flow assessment; Crack driving force; Failure assessment diagram

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PIPING SYSTEMS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FLAW ASSESSMENT METHOD;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

DETECTION METHOD; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0035942297     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(01)00008-4     Document Type: Article

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