Structural integrity - Whose responsibility?

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-21

  Miller, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; PLASTICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0037246617     PISSN: 14644207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14644200360539391     Document Type: Article

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