Creep analysis of pressurized circumferential pipe weldments - A review

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-30

  Hyde, T H ^a   Sun, W ^a   Williams, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Independent Consultant   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circumferential pipe weldments; Creep; Damage; Failure assessment; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDS;

CIRCUMFERENTIAL PIPE WELDMENTS; WELD DIMENSION;

CREEP TESTING;

EID: 0037277273     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/030932403762671854     Document Type: Article

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