Finite element-based limit load of piping branch junctions under combined loadings

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-150

  Xuan, Fu Zhen ^a   Li, Pei Ning ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LINEAR EQUATIONS; LOADING; METHOD OF MOMENTS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; PIPING SYSTEMS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; WAVEGUIDE JUNCTIONS;

BRANCH JUNCTIONS; DEFECT-ASSESSMENT; INTERNAL PRESSURE; QUADRATIC EQUATION;

LOAD LIMITS;

EID: 2942534116     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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