Views of TAGSI on the current position with regard to benefits of warm prestressing

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 885-890

  Burdekin, F M ^a   Lidbury, D P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fracture; Stress intensity factor; Warm prestressing

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PRESTRESSING; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

WARM PRESTRESSING;

PRESSURE VESSELS;

FRACTURE; PRESSURE VESSEL; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR;

EID: 0343502657     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(99)00067-8     Document Type: Article

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