Large-scale experimental investigation of the effect of biaxial loading on the deformation capacity of pipes with defects

International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 814-824

  Østby, Erling ^a   Hellesvik, Asle O ^a  

^a SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biaxial loading; Fracture; Large scale testing; Pipelines

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING TESTS; BUCKLING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOADING; LOADS (FORCES); PIPE; PIPELINES;

APPLIED STRAIN; BENDING STRAINS; BIAXIAL LOADING; CIRCUMFERENTIAL DEFECTS; CRACK-DRIVING FORCES; DEFORMATION CAPACITY; DUCTILE TEARING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FOUR-POINT BENDING TESTS; FRACTURE ASSESSMENT; INTERNAL PRESSURE; LARGE-SCALE TESTING; LOCAL BUCKLING; MODE SHIFTING; PLASTIC REGIONS; SEAMLESS PIPES; STRAIN CAPACITIES; STRAIN LEVELS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 53649098130     PISSN: 03080161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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