Development and use of the R5 procedures for the assessment of defects in high temperature plant

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 78, Issue 11-12, 2001, Pages 963-976

  Dean, D W ^a   Ainsworth, R A ^a   Booth, S E ^a  

^a BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Crack growth; Creep; Creep fatigue

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141807340     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(01)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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