Shallow flaws under biaxial loading conditions-part II: Application of a weibull stress analysis of the cruciform bend specimen using a hydrostatic stress criterion

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-31

  Williams, Paul T ^a   Richard Bass, B ^a   McAfee, Wallace J ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 13644270845     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: 15288978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1344235     Document Type: Article

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