Evaluating creep cracking in welded fracture mechanics specimens

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 853-867

  Nikbin, Kamran ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codes of Practice; Creep; Fatigue; Fracture mechanics; HAZ; Standards; VAMAS; Weldments; Welds

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

CREEP CRACK GROWTH; CREEP CRACK INITIATION; CREEP FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH;

WELDS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; WELDS;

EID: 33846380655     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.08.023     Document Type: Article

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