Effect of shallow flaws and biaxial loading on transition temperatures using A weibull stress model

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP

Volumn 475, Issue , 2004, Pages 77-84

  Yin, Shengjun ^a   Bass, Richard ^a   Williams, Paul ^a   Ludwig, Michael ^b   Keim, Elisabeth ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FRAMATOME ANP GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEND SPECIMENS; HYDRAULIC TESTING; LONGITUDINAL LOADING;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CALIBRATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HYDRAULICS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PRESSURE VESSELS; STRESSES;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 7644236085     PISSN: 0277027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/PVP2004-2547     Document Type: Conference Paper

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