Parametric Equations for Stress Intensity Factors of Cracked Tubular T&Y-Joints

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 2505-2512

  Chiew, S P ^a   Lie, S T ^a   Lee, C K ^a   Huang, Z W ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WELDS;

FATIGUE ASSESSMENT; MESH GENERATOR; PARAMETRIC EQUATIONS;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0942266569     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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