Defect assessment procedures for plants

Materials at High Temperatures

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 83-90

  Dogan, Bilal ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Codes; Defect assessment; Lifing; Plant; Procedures; Structural integrity

Indexed keywords

CODES (STANDARDS); DEFECTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

DEFECT ASSESSMENT; FRENCH CODEFIED FLAW EVALUATION; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

EID: 0042905929     PISSN: 09603409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/mht.2002.19.2.006     Document Type: Article

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