Validation of constraint-based methodology in structural integrity of ferritic steels for nuclear reactor pressure vessels

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 829-849

  Lidbury, David P G ^a   Sherry, A H ^b   Bass, B R ^c   Gilles, P ^d   Connors, D ^e   Eisele, U ^f   Keim, E ^g   Keinanen, H ^h   Wallin, K ^h   Lauerova, D ⁱ   Marie, S ^j   Nagel, G ^k   Nilsson, K ^l   Siegele, D ^m   Wadier, Y ⁿ  

^a SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d AREVA NP   (France)

^e SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^g AREVA NP GMBH   (Germany)

^h VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

ⁱ NUCLEAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^j CEA SACLAY   (France)

^k EON Kernkraft GmbH   (Germany)

^l JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^m FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

ⁿ EDF R AND D   (France)

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Author keywords

Cleavage; Constraint; Fracture toughness; Master Curve

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PLASTIC FLOW; PRESSURE VESSELS; STEEL; STRAIN; STRESSES; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FERRITIC STEELS; MASTER CURVE REFERENCE TEMPERATURE; NUCLEAR REACTOR PRESSURE VESSELS; VALIDATION OF CONSTRAINT-BASED METHODOLOGY IN STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY (VOCALIST);

STEEL STRUCTURES;

EID: 33747185840     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2006.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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