Correlation of fracture behavior in high pressure pipelines with axial flaws using constraint designed test specimens. Part II: 3-D effects on constraint

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2123-2138

  Silva, Luiz A L ^a   Cravero, Sebastian ^a   Ruggieri, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Axial flaws; Cleavage fracture; Constraint; J Q approach; Pipelines; SE(T) specimen

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; CRACKS; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

AXIAL FLAWS; CLEAVAGE FRACTURE; CYLINDRICAL VESSELS;

HIGH PRESSURE PIPELINES;

CORRELATION METHODS; CRACKS; FRACTURE; HIGH PRESSURE PIPELINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33746799309     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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