Caution when applying eddy current inversion to stress corrosion cracking

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 236, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-221

  Yusa, Noritaka ^a   Janousek, Ladislav ^a   Rebican, Mihai ^a   Chen, Zhenmao ^a   Miya, Kenzo ^a   Dohi, Nobuki ^b   Chigusa, Naoki ^b   Matsumoto, Yoshihiro ^c  

^a International Institute of Universality   (Japan)

^b KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO   (Japan)

^c Nuclear Engineering   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; EDDY CURRENTS; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; WELDS;

CRACK SIZING; EDDY CURRENT SIGNALS; WELDED PLATE SPECIMENS;

STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

EID: 30644466369     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.06.016     Document Type: Article

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