Analysis of crack propagation in nuclear graphite using three-point bending of sandwiched specimens

Journal of Nuclear Materials

Volumn 372, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 141-151

  Shi, Li ^a   Li, Haiyan ^a   Zou, Zhenmin ^a   Fok, Alex S L ^a   Marsden, Barry J ^a   Hodgkins, Andrew ^a   Mummery, Paul M ^a   Marrow, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAPHITE;

CRACK LENGTH; CRACKED BEAM SPECIMEN; ELECTRONIC SPECKLE PATTERN INTERFEROMETRY (ESPI); SANDWICHING BEAMS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 37249054685     PISSN: 00223115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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