Stress intensity factors for slanted through-wall cracks based on elastic finite element analyses

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-208

  Huh, N S ^a   Shim, D J ^b   Choi, S ^a   Wilkowski, G M ^b   Yang, J S ^c  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b ENGINEERING MECHANICS CORPORATION OF COLUMBUS   (United States)

^c Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cylinder; Plate; Slanted through wall crack; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

AXIAL TENSION; SLANTED THROUGH-WALL CLOCK;

STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

EID: 42149083779     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2008.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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