Limit load and J estimates of a centre cracked plate with an asymmetric crack in a mismatched weld

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 76, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 747-757

  Lei, Y ^a   Tao, J ^a   Li, P N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Integrity assessment; J integral; Limit load; Weld mismatch

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; WELDS;

CRACK LIGAMENT; EQUIVALENT STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP METHOD (ESSRM); FAILURE ASSESSMENT DIAGRAMS (FAD);

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

CRACK; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; WELD;

EID: 0344578008     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-0161(99)00057-5     Document Type: Article

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