Failure assessment of cracked square hollow section T-joints

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 244-255

  Yang, Z M ^a   Lie, S T ^a   Gho, W M ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Failure assessment diagrams; Fatigue crack; Fracture; Plastic collapse; Square hollow section T joints

Indexed keywords

CRACK TIPS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WELDS;

FAILURE ASSESSEMENT DIAGRAMS; PLASTIC COLLAPSE; SQUARE HOLLOW SECTION T-JOINTS;

PIPE;

CRACK TIPS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIPE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; WELDS;

EID: 33847743920     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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