Development of guidance for leak-before-break analysis of complex shaped cracks

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 361-370

  Yellowlees, S F ^a   Lynch, K M ^a   Warren, A P ^a   Sharples, J K ^a   Budden, P J ^b  

^a SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH ENERGY GENERATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC ANALYSIS; LEAK-BEFORE-BREAK (LBB); MEMBRANE LOADING;

BENDING STRENGTH; CRACKS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE VESSELS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

EID: 29144517742     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2005-71382     Document Type: Conference Paper

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