Evaluation of plastic limit load of piping branch junctions subjected to out-of-plane moment loadings

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 395-404

  Xuan, F Z ^a   Li, P N ^a   Tu, S T ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Out of plane moment; Piping branch junction; Plastic limit load

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PIPE; PLASTICITY; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

MOMENT LOADINGS;

STRAIN;

EID: 0141929386     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/03093240360713450     Document Type: Article

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