Background to the use of CTOA for prediction of dynamic ductile fracture arrest in pipelines

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 547-552

  Horsley, David J ^a  

^a TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

CTOA; Fracture; Fracture arrest; Pipeline; Rupture

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DUCTILITY; GAS PIPELINES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEEL;

CRACK TIP OPENING ANGLE (CTOA);

FRACTURE;

CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK TIP; PIPELINE; PREDICTION MODEL;

EID: 0037290879     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(02)00136-4     Document Type: Article

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