Modelling the behaviour of a control-element blade during irradiation

Computers and Structures

Volumn 64, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 1113-1127

  Massih, A R ^a,b   Isaksson, P ^a   Stahle P ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

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EID: 0043128937     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(97)00021-7     Document Type: Article

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