A probabilistic fracture mechanics model including 3D ductile tearing of bi-axially loaded pipes with surface cracks

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-96

  Sandvik, Andreas ^a   Østby, Erling ^b   Thaulow, Christian ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

3D FEM models; CTOD; Ductile tearing; Elastic plastic fracture mechanics; Pipelines; Probabilistic fracture mechanics; Response surfaces

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; CRACKS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; PIPELINE LAYING; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; STEEL PIPE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DUCTILE TEARING; INELASTIC DEFORMATION; INTERNAL PRESSURE; PROBABILISTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

BEARING CAPACITY; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DUCTILE FRACTURE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; PIPELINE LAYING; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; STEEL PIPE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 35448934026     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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