Creep crack growth in welded components - A numerical study and comparison with the R5 procedures

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 78, Issue 11-12, 2001, Pages 995-1002

  Samuelson, Lars Å ^a   Segle, Peter ^b   Andersson, Peder ^a   Storesund, Jan ^a  

^a DNV GL   (Norway)

^b SWEREA KIMAB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crack; Creep; Mismatch; Numerical solution; Pipe; Weldment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141669853     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(01)00114-4     Document Type: Article

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